Dog bites happening less, but at higher cost for insurance industry, new data shows
As one of the most controversial public policy debates in the animal world looms – whether dogs should be allowed […]
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Trupanion CEO breaks ranks with pet insurance industry trade group, says “Trupanion is totally aligned with the AVMA”
As stand-off continues between veterinarians and pet insurance companies, Trupanion CEO breaks ranks, saying “Trupanion is totally aligned with [veterinarians]” on pre-existing condition language now being debated in regulator working group charged with writing a model law.
Pet insurance and veterinary lobbyists squabble over “pre-existing condition” language in pet insurance law ahead of year’s first meeting
This afternoon, a group of state insurance regulators from across the country will meet online for the first time this year to resume their website’s stated goal: “to complete the development of a model law or guideline to establish appropriate regulatory standards for the pet insurance industry.”
FDOTUS Champ and Major move into the White House
According to Michael LaRosa, a spokesman for the first lady, the First Dogs moved in on Sunday, the 24th.
First lawsuits filed against Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc.
The first lawsuits TCR is aware of have been filed against Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc. for damages related to its […]
Midwestern Values: How a Pet Food Company Stole Christmas
On December 30, 2020, Americans were brought to tears by an unlikely source: the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine, which issued a pet food recall announcement late that evening for some products of the dry food company Sportmix. That recall was updated and expanded on Monday, January 11 at about 9:30 pm ET. This expanded version of the recall acknowledged what was already being whispered in veterinary and industry circles, that this recall was going to snowball.
U.S. airlines bid good riddance to emotional support animals
Airline industry stakeholders finally have something to celebrate in 2020. For emotional support pigs, miniature horses, snakes, and turkeys, it’s the end of an era of commercial air travel. Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued a set of final rule revisions to the Air Carrier Access Act it proposed earlier this year – rules that major airline industry stakeholders like Delta Airlines have long called for.
White House to resume long-held tradition of housing First Dogs
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. is already making good on a campaign promise: “Let’s put dogs back in the White House,” the now president-elect wrote on his Instagram account days before Election Day.
Beloved best in show and ‘born winner’ CJ dies at 7
7-year-old male German Shorthaired Pointer CJ, the 2016 Best in Show Westminster Kennel Club superstar, died last month. His untimely passing sent shockwaves through the dog world and beyond. The Canine Review spoke with the people closest to him, the judges in awe of him, and veterinarians who – with owner Valerie at the helm – made a herculean effort to save him.
Wisconsin vet says officials forced shut down after employee tested positive for Covid. Health Dept tells a different story.
In America’s heartland, a new and unlikely participant has joined the debates that have defined so much of the COVID-19 pandemic: Wisconsin veterinarian and practice owner Kristie Ponce of Wisconsin Rapids, where the local economy is being ravaged by the pandemic. Dr. Ponce and her practice started attracting media attention earlier in July when, according to Ponce, she and her staff were ordered by local health department authorities to quarantine at home after one employee tested positive for COVID-19.