In America, 59% of dogs are overweight or obese
Obesity rates for pet dogs and cats in the United States are now at 59% for dogs and 61% for […]
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Exclusive: FDA releases hundreds of dog DCM case reports via FOIA
This afternoon, The Canine Review received records by email responding to a Freedom of Information Act request we filed earlier […]
TCR talks pet insurance on podcast
From The Chatfield Show YouTube Page: “In this episode, our hosts (Dr. Jen the vet and Dr. Jason Chatfield) sit […]
WA Insurance Commissioner fights Embrace Pet effort to block TCR records request
The Canine Review asks Embrace’s leaders to disclose the dollar amount in legal fees so far that this litigation is costing, a cost ultimately born out by Embrace’s policy holders through higher premiums.
Vet Industry Leaders Fault AVMA for Reticence on Key Issues
Earlier in the discussion, several panelists had expressed frustration with respect to telemedicine and its lack of legislative progress relative to telemedicine in human healthcare.
“I think the AVMA has a very important role to play,” vet telemedicine company Vetster medical director Dr. Sarah Machell, BSc, DVM told the conference. “From what I can see, sitting up on top of the United States , they have a lot of clout. They have over a hundred thousand members.
She added:
“There’s a lot of protectionist behavior that’s still happening at that level. And, there’s a lot of fear of losing a piece of the pie. It’s a bit challenging to answer what their role is.”
Pet insurer Trupanion blocks The Canine Review, censoring hundreds of actively subscribed employees
America’s second largest provider of pet insurance, Seattle-based Trupanion, confirmed earlier this week that the company is now blocking The Canine Review’s domain name. Many academic and company servers filter pornographic content and, of course, there are other historic examples such as Instant Messenger, the messaging application, and online games such as Snood; all were regularly blocked by company and academic servers. But no other U.S.-based company we’re aware of has ever blocked a news organization.
Trupanion Ousts Top Execs, Stock Drops; CEO Continues to Evade Press
The Seattle-based provider of medical insurance for dogs and cats announced the departures of three of its senior officers early […]
USA Today ambushes Seresto again with dubious story, failing to seek comment
After USA Today reported, falsely, that Elanco had covered up adverse event reports and withheld them from regulators, rather than issue a correction, Mr. Hettinger and USA Today simply deleted the story’s most significant paragraph. In fact, there was even a “Why This Story Matters” graphic, also removed.
It was an egregious enough violation of the company’s own corrections policy to warrant an FYI to Newsguard, a fact-checking company. Fortunately for Gannett, this reporter’s father is Newsguard’s co-CEO- -and because of that, Newsguard determined that the risk for perception of conflict outweighed the need for them to downgrade Gannett’s rating, at least for now. However, TCR’s reporting shows what now amounts to more than two years of egregious violations of the most basic journalism standards. Note: This is a great newstip for a media reporter.
Supreme Court hears case about parody dog toy: “the Old No. 2, on your Tennessee Carpet”
On March 22, the U.S. Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments in a case centered around a rubber dog toy […]
After 31 years of Labradors reigning as most popular breed in U.S., AKC says French Bulldog is now top dog
The American Kennel Club is the world’s largest purebred dog registry. This week, the organization announced that according to its […]