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appalachiablue

(43,787 posts) Fri Dec 12, 2025, 08:48 PM Dec 12

'RISE OF BIG VET' Wall Street's Plan For America's Pets: Private Equity Buying Up Veterinary Practices [View all]

(16 mins). More Perfect Union, Aug. 7, 2025.
https://perfectunion.us/
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- Private Equity/PE firms and mega corporations control 50% of all veterinary clinics, up from 10% a decade ago. In that time, the cost of veterinary care has increased by double the rate of inflation. Vets told us about short staffing, long hours and constant pressure to boost profits.

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- This type of Private Equity/PE needs to be outlawed. It's pretty much a cancer at this point.
- Priced out of home ownership, priced out of having kids, and now priced out of having a freaking cat.
- These are the same people who stole our medical care, our utilities, our housing, our internet services, our food...
- And with 'AI "companions" they also don't want you to have real human connections anymore.
- I'm a vet and I'm glad this is finally being talked about.

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'RISE OF BIG VET' Wall Street's Plan For America's Pets: Private Equity Buying Up Veterinary Practices [View all] appalachiablue Dec 12 OP

... Faux pas Dec 12 #1

Check. Predators devouring this country, horror appalachiablue Dec 12 #3

Indeed. calimary Dec 13 #19

Pets will be the ones to suffer . . . Michiblue Dec 12 #2

Exactly, poor pets will be hurt. The vultures have no shame as always. appalachiablue Dec 12 #4

It's called financial euthanasia BonnieJW Dec 12 #10

Awful, craven thieves.Thanks for posting. appalachiablue Dec 12 #15

THE only reason I don't have a pet LittleGirl Dec 12 #5

That's too bad, pet care and other costs here are outrageous. I understand. The greed has to end. appalachiablue Dec 12 #6

The service from these corporate vet offices is pathetic and dangerous to animals Scalded Nun Dec 12 #7

I found an independent vet. BonnieJW Dec 12 #11

We did. Word of mouth is a wonderful thing! Scalded Nun Dec 13 #20

They might choose a Kristi Noem solution to America's pets IronLionZion Dec 12 #8

Nothing is safe from these private equity vultures. nt SunSeeker Dec 12 #9

Amen. Thank heaven activists & legislators like Sen. Eliz. Warren are exposing this scourge. appalachiablue Dec 13 #23

One of these vets clinics soaked my friend for $8k for worthless chemo on her terminal dog. SunSeeker Dec 12 #12

That's horrible, sad for all, esp your woman friend. How can people work at these rotten places. appalachiablue Dec 12 #14

Speaking of More Perfect Union... red dog 1 Dec 12 #13

Thank you for sharing this good news! Well done. appalachiablue Dec 12 #16

I assume this needs to be passed by the Senate also Wiz Imp Dec 12 #18

Check the ownership status of a practice before booking not fooled Dec 12 #17

Thanks, unfortunately on their home page they state this: mwmisses4289 Dec 13 #21

billionaires aren't just worthless - Nigrum Cattus Dec 13 #22