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bhikkhu

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17. Private equity funds have been buying up the pet care industry

Mon Dec 15, 2025, 11:06 AM

Dec 15

...for the last few years, especially after covid. With pet ownership rising and the associated costs being generally obligatory, it's another place they can squeeze out big profits. Pet insurance is another new thing and is proceeding along the same lines as human health care in the US - raise the costs and profit margins so high that people can't afford it and need to buy insurance, then all the prices and profits can be manipulated out of sight by a few big entrenched players in growing layers of complexity. I wouldn't mind having a pet myself, but I couldn't afford it.

https://stateline.org/2024/03/29/vets-fret-as-private-equity-snaps-up-clinics-pet-care-companies/

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I think the rise in Medicare witholding (and taxes) is supposed to rise also erronis Dec 15 #6

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I have several people I help with rides to the vet, etc. Their bills are getting higher also. erronis Dec 15 #7

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Wgen Sadie first hot sick I went to my long time clinic that was bought leftyladyfrommo Dec 15 #12

Private equity funds have been buying up the pet care industry bhikkhu Dec 15 #17

And another problem with pet insurance is that you still have to leftyladyfrommo Dec 15 #25

And the pill-pushing the VC vets are doing is insane - and probably dangerous. erronis Dec 15 #20

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Preach it! erronis Dec 15 #29

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