@ninapeke
The commercialization of pet healthcare brings several risks:Rising costs make quality care unaffordable for many pet owners, leading to delayed treatment or euthanasia for financial reasons.
Over-treatment and unnecessary procedures driven by profit motives, such as excessive diagnostic testing or aggressive interventions.
Corporate consolidation reduces competition, potentially increasing prices and limiting access to affordable local care.
Prioritization of profitable services over preventive or low-margin care, neglecting public health aspects like zoonotic diseases.
Pressure on veterinarians to meet sales targets, which can erode professional ethics and trust.
https://www.aspca.org/blog/how-corporate-ownership-veterinary-practices-affect-pet-owners
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10102871/
https://www.vet.cornell.edu/departments-centers-and-institutes/cornell-feline-health-center/health-information/feline-health-topics/corporate-veterinary-medicine
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