- Dr. Raymond Anthony, PhD – Professor of philosophy at College of Alaska Anchorage, long-standing ethics advisor to the American Veterinary Medical Affiliation’s (AVMA) Animal Welfare Committee and member of the AVMA’s Panel on Euthanasia;
- Dr. La’Toya Latney, DVM, DECZM, DABVP – Adjunct professor of zoological and companion animal medication at College of Pennsylvania College of Drugs, and board-certified zoo and unique animal veterinarian on the Animal Medical Heart in New York Metropolis; and
- Dr. Kemba Marshall, MPH, DVM, DABVP, SHRM-CP – Director of veterinary providers for the Land O’ Lakes Purina Animal Vitamin Heart and board-certified veterinarian specializing in avian medication.
“The Petco Pet Wellness Council is an incredible useful resource and considered one of Petco’s best property,” mentioned Ron Coughlin, Chairman and CEO of Petco. “The neutral, science-based viewpoints introduced forth by every member have been instrumental in guiding our profitable transformation from a standard retailer to a whole well being and wellness firm that helps pet mother and father look after the pets they love. With their considerate skilled enter and deep dedication to pet wellness, we proceed elevating the bar for the complete pet {industry} within the title of doing what’s finest for pets.”
Drs. Anthony, Latney and Marshall increase the PPWC’s collective experience in specialised veterinary care, carry further gender and ethnic variety to the council, and improve the variety of members to 11. All three medical doctors will formally meet their PPWC friends in addition to Petco’s management staff immediately, throughout a digital council assembly the place Petco’s near- and long-term well being and wellness initiatives will probably be reviewed.
To make sure Petco continues serving the most effective curiosity of pets properly into the long run, the PPWC helps form Petco’s method to pet well being and wellness, weighs in on the {industry}’s most important subjects, and guides the event and aggregation of credible pet care science. Since Petco launched the PPWC in July 2019, the corporate has made the next industry-leading strikes:
- Cease the Shock – Ended the sale of sure digital “shock” collars, strengthening its dedication to optimistic reinforcement coaching strategies for pets.
- Complete Well being – Launched Petco’s Complete Well being philosophy and framework, which grounds the corporate’s well being and wellness method on 5 interconnected dimensions of pet well being (bodily, psychological, social, house and accessible well being) that reinforce each other when addressed as a complete.
- Extremely Digestible Rawhide – Following Petco’s groundbreaking removing of canine and cat meals and treats with artificial ingredients from its assortment in 2019*, the corporate additionally eliminated conventional rawhide choices in 2021 to advertise protected, long-lasting and extremely digestible options.
- Psychological Well being – Launched a free digital coaching seminar and a separation anxiousness coaching course to assist pet mother and father acknowledge indicators of stress of their pets and learn to assist them alter with rest strategies and enrichment options, as households spend extra time outdoors of house following a yr and a half of staying in.
“The Petco Pet Wellness Council is comprised of the veterinary and pet industries’ finest and brightest,” mentioned Petco Chief Veterinarian, Dr. Whitney Miller, DVM, MBA, DACVPM. “We’re thrilled to welcome Drs. Anthony, Latney and Marshall. We’re assured their deep experience, in addition to their variety of backgrounds and views will assist the PPWC, Petco and our broader {industry} proceed bettering to make sure pet well being and wellness initiatives are grounded in science, and that we all the time meet the wants of the pets within the communities we serve, in addition to the wants of the pet mother and father who belief us with caring for the wellness of their furry, scaley and feathery relations.”
The PPWC is comprised of the next {industry} specialists:
- Dr. Raymond Anthony, PhD – Professor of philosophy at College of Alaska Anchorage, long-standing ethics advisor to the American Veterinary Medical Affiliation’s (AVMA) Animal Welfare Committee and member of the AVMA’s Panel on Euthanasia
- Dr. Marie Hopfensperger, DVM, DACVB – Board-certified pet behaviorist and head of Michigan State College’s Veterinary Medical Heart’s Habits Service
- Dr. Alexandra Horowitz, MS, PhD – Writer and professor, Sr. analysis fellow and head of the Canine Cognition Lab at Barnard School, Columbia College
- Dr. La’Toya Latney, DVM, DECZM, DABVP – Adjunct professor of zoological and companion animal medication at College of Pennsylvania College of Drugs, and board-certified zoo and unique animal veterinarian on the Animal Medical Heart in New York Metropolis
- Dr. Nicole Leibman, DVM, MS, DACVIM – Board-certified veterinary oncologist and Director of The Most cancers Institute on the Animal Medical Heart in New York Metropolis
- Dr. Kemba Marshall, MPH, DVM, DABVP, SHRM-CP – Director of veterinary providers for the Land O’ Lakes Purina Animal Vitamin Heart and board-certified veterinarian specializing in avian medication
- Dr. Whitney Miller, DVM, MBA, DACVPM – Petco’s Chief Veterinarian, board licensed in preventive veterinary medication
- Dr. Tammy Sadek, DVM, DAVBP – Board-certified veterinarian specializing in feline apply, creator, lecturer, and founding father of two feline specialty hospitals in addition to Cat Hyperthyroid Radioactive Iodine Companies, LLC
- Dr. Jonathan Stockman, DVM, DACVN – Board-certified veterinary nutritionist and assistant professor of veterinary vitamin at Lengthy Island College-Put up School of Veterinary Drugs
- Dr. Lori Teller, DVM, DABVP, CVJ – Board licensed by the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners in canine and feline apply, scientific affiliate professor of telehealth at Texas A&M College’s School of Veterinary Drugs and Biomedical Sciences, and President-elect of AVMA
- Dr. Andrew West, MEd, PhD – Director, Academy for Instructing and Studying at Colorado State College’s School of Veterinary Drugs and Biomedical Sciences
To study extra in regards to the Petco and the Petco Pet Wellness Council, go to petco.com/wellnesscouncil.
About Petco, The Well being + Wellness Co.
Petco is a category-defining well being and wellness firm targeted on bettering the lives of pets, pet mother and father and our personal Petco companions. Since our founding in 1965, we have been striving to set new requirements in pet care, delivering complete wellness options by our services and products, and creating communities that deepen the pet-pet mother or father bond. We function greater than 1,500 Petco places throughout the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico, together with a rising community of greater than 150 in-store veterinary hospitals, and provide a whole on-line useful resource for pet well being and wellness at petco.com and on the Petco app. In tandem with Petco Love (previously the Petco Basis), an impartial nonprofit group, we work with and help hundreds of native animal welfare teams throughout the nation and, by in-store adoption occasions, we have helped discover properties for greater than 6.5 million animals.
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