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Exclusive: FDA releases hundreds of dog DCM case reports via FOIA
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TCR talks pet insurance on podcast
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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.