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Mars Bought a Bunch More Vet Clinics- Now What?

January 9, 2017 by Dr. V

We welcome our veterinary overlords! Well, kind of, but not really. Yesterday's announcement that Mars PetCare acquired VCA for 7.7 billion was a shocker to everyone I know in the pet care industry, which just goes to show you us peons are always the last to know. Disclosure: I am speaking only for myself here and from my own experiences. I spent part of my career at Banfield, which is part of the growing Mars empire. That wasn't the case when I joined, when veterinary clinics were almost ... Read more »

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