May 25, 2022

Pet Insurance Close Up: AKC Pet Insurance

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Pet Insurance Industry 2021 Results Are In: Huge Growth Continues, but Most Americans Still Aren’t Buying

Maine becomes first state to pass NAIC Pet Insurance Model, which NAIC continues to sideline at national level

It’s National Dog Bite Prevention Week, but at least one victim dissents

Exclusive: Seresto ‘killer collars’ stories still uncorroborated by any veterinarian more than one year later, EPA concedes in statement

OncoK9 “Liquid Biopsy” cancer test company reveals widely publicized trials with BluePearl have been delayed

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As more dogs die, pea and lentil lobbyists muzzle FDA on often fatal heart condition tied to dogs' diets FDA now says hundreds of dogs’ cases "not relevant"

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Insurance regulators offer new explanation for disappeared pet insurance law; consumer rep dings regulators on transparency

Insurance regulators continue to sideline pet insurance model law aimed at protecting consumers

What happened to the Pet Insurance Model Law? Why the surprise pull-back?

Petplan is now ‘Fetch by The Dodo’–which means policy holders can now complain to Ken Lerer, too

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What happened to the Pet Insurance Model Law? Why the surprise pull-back?

Petplan is now ‘Fetch by The Dodo’–which means policy holders can now complain to Ken Lerer, too

Buy this dog food, lower your dog’s insurance rate?

USA Today “updates” Seresto story without admitting corrections, even removing entire “Why this story matters” sidebar

Gannett punts questions about corrections arising from another dubious Seresto story to outsourced reporter who wrote it

Petplan spox, CEO remain mum on rebrand plans with The Dodo touted one year ago

Seresto parent company Elanco demands corrections, retraction after new USA Today story alleges cover-up

VIN News and the AVMA: A Cozy Relationship

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USA Today writes another hit job on Seresto; ‘investigative’ report fails to seek comment; vets continue to be ignored

Press feasts on dog ‘death by rat urine’ lepto rumors — but NYC Health Dept. spox says no cases reported

Petplan is now ‘Fetch by The Dodo’–which means policy holders can now complain to Ken Lerer, too

USA Today “updates” Seresto story without admitting corrections, even removing entire “Why this story matters” sidebar

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FDA announces injunction barring New Jersey raw pet food firm from operating

As more dogs die, pea lobbyists muzzle FDA; FDA continues information blackout of often fatal heart condition tied to dogs’ diets; in new statement, FDA says hundreds of dogs’ cases ‘not relevant’

Veterinarians, owners angered by farm lobby muzzling of FDA canine heart data as cases rise. Biden admin transparency?

FDA continues to stonewall vets and dog owners on canine DCM data. Did farm lobby get senators to muzzle regulators?

Veterinarians, owners demand FDA action and transparency amid more diagnoses of DCM in dogs thought to be linked to diet

FDA issues another letter to firm behind deadliest dog food recall in years. Letter threatens more letters.

Five recalls in twelve months: Sunshine Mills, Inc. has one report of illness believed to be linked to recalled dog food, FDA says

Freshpet dog food suspected of Salmonella contamination and designated for trash is shipped to retailers instead; FDA announces Freshpet recall

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Q&A with Jade after National Dog Show Sporting Group win

Last Saturday in Philadelphia, 1586 dogs, according to spokesman Steve Griffith, competed in what would be the taped-for-broadcast portion oft he AKC’s Ntional Dog Show, hosted by the Kennel Club of Philadelphia. Best in Show went to Claire the Scottish Deerhound for the second year in a row. Congratulations, Claire. Meantime, 3-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer […]

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