Imagine a world where every vet clinic is owned by the same handful of global corporations.

Where every clinic is controlled by an offshore head office, and decisions are made in boardrooms far from the animals and communities they affect.

That’s not a future we want to see.

At IndieVets, we believe vet clinics are best run by the people who are “there to care”…the veterinary teams who come to work each day to help animals and their owners.

Supporting independent vets also keeps the ownership dream alive for the next generation. They’re people who love living and working in their communities, supporting their local economy, and building a business that reflects their own values. That’s the special magic that independent vets bring.

If you’d like to learn more about corporatisation in the veterinary sector, here’s some further reading (and listening):

Pets for Profit: An Insider’s Account of How Private Equity Ruined Veterinary Care

Pets for Profit is an insider’s account of how private equity quietly transformed veterinary care into a financial extraction model – raising prices, compressing time, and pushing clinicians and staff past sustainable limits, all while preserving the appearance of local, independent care.

Drawing on firsthand experience inside of the largest veterinary platforms in the United States, this book traces how aggressive acquisition strategies and short-term financial incentives has harmed a profession that’s built on trust.

This book is for pet parents who sense something has changed but can’t quite name it – and for professionals inside the system who have lived the consequences.

Available on online bookstores.

A BBC investigation into corporate pricing in the UK:

A 2-part Freakonomics podcast on corporatisation in the US:

Should You Trust Private Equity to Take Care of Your Dog?

Big investors are buying up local veterinary practices (and pretty much everything else). What does this mean for scruffy little Max* — and for the U.S. economy?
*The most popular dog name in the U.S. in 2022.

An article on the effects of corporatisation in Canada:

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