USA Today “updates” Seresto story without admitting corrections, even removing entire “Why this story matters” sidebar
USA Today editor Emily Le Coz reached out to Elanco this morning to inform the company that a September 24 […]
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Gannett punts questions about corrections arising from another dubious Seresto story to outsourced reporter who wrote it
Nearly a week after Seresto parent company Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) issued a letter demanding corrections to a USA Today story […]
Leading East Coast veterinary hospital announces reduced emergency services, citing nationwide shortage of vets, support staff, and unprecedented patient volume
MSPCA Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston, one of America’s leading veterinary teaching hospitals, announced last week that it would […]
Secret sauce? Target again refuses to name the ‘expert’ veterinarians involved with new in-house pet food brand Kindful — or even name the manufacturer
After a series of email exchanges with officials at Target (TGT) over several days including executive vice president Katie Boylan regarding the Minneapolis, MN-based company’s just-launched pet food brand Kindful, company spokesman Konnor Schmaltz told TCR late Monday that the company would decline to name any veterinarian who was involved in any capacity with the research and development of Kindful, which includes 50 dry dog and cat dry foods, canned foods, meal toppers, and treats. The company also refused to name the entity responsible for manufacturing the food.
Pet insurers threaten to oppose model law if regs block lengthy waiting periods; consumer reps blast industry trade group NAPHIA
During a contentious ninety-minute Pet Insurance Working Group meeting on July 22, insurance regulators and consumer representatives clashed with pet […]
Prominent Veterinarians Wary of $599 Petco Cancer Test
June 28, 2021 This story has been updated. Petco (NASDAQ: WOOF) is getting into the pet cancer business. For $599 […]
Collargate: How leading animal health company Elanco was ambushed when environmental “investigative” reporters got leading newspaper chain Gannett to publish their dubious Seresto story
On the morning of Tuesday, March 2, editors at America’s largest newspaper chain, Gannett, hit send on an “investigative” report that alleged that the popular Seresto flea and tick collars were killing hundreds of dogs and cats.
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.
United Airlines spox to TCR: United “no longer restricts any breed as long as it’s a service animal and the customer has the proper documentation”
After January 11, reservations on all United flights will be permanently closed to all emotional support animals. Cabin access will be limited to service dogs that can meet the service animal requirements.
Asked if United was maintaining its ‘pitbull ban,’ United spokesman Charles Hobart told TCR in an email: “We no longer restrict any breed as long as it’s a service animal and the customer has the proper documentation.”
First airline bans emotional support animals. Delta to unveil new policies next week.
Neither Delta nor United have issued policy changes since the DOT announcement on December 5….Changes now appear to be imminent, however. Delta spokeswoman Lisa Hanna told TCR this afternoon that Delta intends to announce its new policies on January 7. Last week, United Airlines spokesman Charles Hobart advised that TCR follow-up in early January.