Answers, parent company of “Mighty Raw”, was lashed for “poisonous or deleterious substance[s]”; “contaminated with filth”; Salmonella; Listeria. Despite numerous […]
California has dinged Jean Dodds again for practicing veterinary medicine without a license. It’s been five years since the California […]
“Can you assure every Trupanion policyholder and veterinarian today as CEO that Trupanion will never cancel or non-renew a policy other than for reason of nonpayment, fraud, or cancellation on the owner’s part?”
We have yet to receive a reply.
Given Ms. Tooth’s statements about Trupanion’s reliable, long-lasting policy in contrast to Nationwide’s, asking Ms. Tooth to respond, “yes” or “no” unequivocally whether Trupanion would ever take the action of Nationwide against Trupanion policyholders for reasons other than nonpayment, fraud, or cancellation on the owner’s part seemed like a softball question Trupanion should have happily and easily answered.
For the first time since its founding in 1863, according to its editor, the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical […]
BARK Air, the private air travel service catering to dog owners which launched in May, promises “no stressful lines” and […]
A panel convened via webinar to vote on a draft for proposed regulatory action that would have offered pet food companies voluntary avenues for providing labeling about the amount of copper in dog food.
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.”
Asked about the non-renewal letters, Birny Birnbaum, NAIC veteran consumer advocate who recently retired said, “Any regulator worth their salt would stop this action…”
In July of 2023, a former full-time employee working as a veterinary technician filed a lawsuit against Guardian Veterinary Specialists or “GVS,” a 24/7 veterinary specialty and emergency hospital in a suburb of New York City. The suit was filed in New York’s Southern District alleging sexual harassment and misconduct. The suit names noted veterinary oncologist Joseph Impellizeri and two hospital administrators. Hospital CEO Jason Berg declined a series of requests to comment for this profile, as did Dr. Impellizeri. More to come.
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 of its samples “due to funding constraints.”