The big companies, known as consolidators, have bought hundreds of clinics from 2012 onwards, according to records and reports, across the country, because pets and vets are big money.
Sixty per cent of Canadians have a pet, according to a recent report from Mintel, a consumer research firm, and the country’s vet practices pull in around $9.3 billion a year according to a 2023 report prepared for the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association.
A 2023 report from the Ontario Veterinary Medical Association (OMVA) said corporate interests contol 20 per cent of veterinary hospitals in Canada, and estimates those chains employ about 40 per cent of the nation’s vets.
My friend was desperate for work and found a job with a veterinarian. The job was a vet tech but the work was euthanizing dogs and puppies for the county. He quit after a few months and has never been the same.
Now imagine it’s a big, faceless Corp that wants the government contracts for humane services. A worker will be forced to agree with how the company does business while the corporate bean counters look for ways to save money on euthanasia. Gas chambers will be manned by broken wage slaves who are only employed because they are detached from their emotions.