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January 4, 2023

AKC Pet Insurance Axes Breeders in California, Washington

In an email to breeders, AKC Pet Insurance announced yesterday that its breeder support porgrams in California and Washington are […]

TCR to challenge FDA’s unlawful blackout of canine DCM records

Outgoing FDA CVM chief who vowed silence on link between dog foods and deadly heart condition “praised by industry”

BREAKING 255 Dogs Reported Sickened or Dead From Foods Linked to Fatal Heart Condition, FDA Confirms in Ultimate ‘Bad News’ Xmas Dump

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January 30, 2023

Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG) CEO Attacks Pet Insurers, Offers ‘No Solution’ For Pet Parents Who Can’t Pay Vet Bills Up Front

Last Tuesday night, veterinary hospital industry disruptor David Bessler hosted more than 200 veterinary students and recent graduates for a virtual question and answer session, “In The Know With The CEO.” The event was also attended by The Canine Review. Dr. Bessler, who is an emergency veterinarian himself, is the founder and CEO of the Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG) which he launched in 2014 and now, says VEG, employs around 2600 veterinary professionals in 40 […]

FDA updates dog DCM case count for first time in years. There are now 255 new cases, 1382 total cases of dogs with fatal heart illness linked to popular dog foods reported to FDA.

Pet Insurance

Independence Pet Group (IPG) completes M&A, becoming third leading pet insurer behind Trupanion, Nationwide with 600k+ pets

Regulators move forward with new reporting requirements for pet insurers

Regulators adopt first significant legislation for fast-growing pet insurance industry. Now, states must decide.

Pet Insurance Model Law up for full vote at upcoming regulator meeting — again

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The Making and Unmaking of Forbes's Insurance Rankings Forbes Misfires, Takes Down 2022 Pet Insurance Rankings; Embrace pres. compares #1 Forbes to #1 Dad medal

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The Making – and Unmaking — of Forbes’s Insurance Rankings

Petplan, Dodo officially withdraw veterinary professional “moral hazard” filing

Titans of vet industry to tackle access to care at leadership summit

Trupanion breaks with industry–again

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Dodo partner Petplan calls veterinary professionals “moral hazard”

Media elites behind Dodo, NYMag, Vox stay silent as insurance partner Petplan slashes discounted coverage for vet professionals

Seresto Under Siege on Capitol Hill as ‘Investigative Reporter’ and Dems Team Up, Renewing Calls to Recall ‘Killer’ Collars

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

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Food, FDA, and DCM

FDA has now vowed to disclose the current dog DCM case count within six weeks. Hundreds of dogs and nearly three years have passed since the last update.

FDA FOIA chief promises dead-dog-heart-data-tied-to-food status update by end of week

FDA now dragging more than two years behind on basic, widely requested dog heart data

FDA continues to ‘caution ‘ pet owners about CBD products as companies and veterinarians clamor for clear guidelines

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?

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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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Dodo partner Petplan calls veterinary professionals “moral hazard”

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

Nationwide axes popular pet insurance following significant losses as Trupanion soars on similar plan

Updated: California issues ‘cease and desist’ to Hemopet owner Jean Dodds for practicing without license

ASPCA under fire again for lavish spending, fundraising, executive compensation

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