Misinformation Spreader Mercola Owns Veterinarian’s Popular Blog.
Most readers have no idea.
"I’m not paid any royalties nor do I make a % of sales," Dr. Becker told The Canine Review when asked about the financial relationship between her blog and Mercola. She added: "I’m paid to formulate and create unique, human grade pet products, and like you, paid to write articles."…
Controversy Engulfs Vet Journal JAVMA:
Top Vet Experts Say Now Retracted Article Was Industry Attempt To Silence Alarms About Excess Copper in Commercial Dog Food. Vets Say Letters To Editor Lambasting Article, Causing The Retraction, Have Been Muzzled.
For the first time since its founding in 1863, according to its editor, the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) has retracted an article. The topic: commercial dog diets and the connection, if any, to canine liver disease (copper associated hepatopathy). The now retracted paper, entitled “Sixteen years […]
California Cites Jean Dodds for Practicing Without License-Again
Ms. Dodds has never held a license to practice veterinary medicine in any U.S. state, TCR has independently verified.
California has dinged Jean Dodds again for practicing veterinary medicine without a license. It’s been five years since the California Veterinary Medical Board issued a […]
Trupanion Founder/CEO Bows Out
Company Headwinds Persist As Questions Mount About Next CEO
Trupanion Founder/CEO Bows Out. Pet Insurer Headwinds Persist. "Everyone's afraid to speak up. If they can change that piece of the culture, then there's hope."
Petco-backed $997 dog cancer test venture believed to be belly-up
PetDx tells veterinarians to dispose of samples "due to funding constraints"
PetDx, the Petco-backed San Diego-based parent company of OncoK9, which makes a liquid biopsy cancer test for dogs, told veterinarians earlier this week to dispose…
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Dodo partner Petplan calls veterinary professionals “moral hazard”
Last Friday, we reported that pet health insurer Petplan -- now rebranded as “Fetch by the Dodo” to reflect its new partnership with The Dodo, the animal-loving viral video blog – had started rolling out an exclusion in its policy that slashes coverage options for veterinary professionals. Now we can…
Media elites behind Dodo, NYMag, Vox stay silent as insurance partner Petplan slashes discounted coverage for vet professionals
Why Would Petplan Slash Coverage For Veterinary Professionals? Are veterinary professionals not the people a pet insurance provider would want on its good side for client referrals? Actuary data shows that veterinary professionals tend to adopt "what we consider ‘lemons’ as their companions,” explained Margi Tooth, the President of Trupanion, a…
