Got an email from our local vet today announcing that she was retiring, and selling the practice to another independent veterinarian, having turned down several much higher offers from private equity rollup funds.
I am so grateful to Burbank/Toluca Pet Hospital's Dr Skaar for this. Having watched PE-backed rollups destroy so many veterinary practices, killing pets and ruining workers' lives, it's such a relief to know that our vet put her patients first.
@pluralistic I'm so envious. Our local vet prices are extortionate now after PE ruined it. We needed to have some relatively minor treatment for our dog last year. I did the math and it would have been cheaper to fly first class to a Midwest city, stay at a 4-star hotel, have the work done, and come home than to pay the local vet.
No doubt about it, PE is literally killing pets. Everyone wants to do right by their furry friends, but when you get a quote for $10K, you start to weigh options.
@falken @tek @pluralistic
The best part of flying on JSX (JetBlue's Premium offering) is all the good doggos you get to meet. But no, it's not a US airline standard
@kims I keep getting nudged toward this airline, which has a terminal within a mile of my wife's office. It might be time for me to check it out.
@falken @pluralistic For what that vet was charging, they can rent a Gulfstream.