One of my friends here in the D.C. metro area was at the American Veterinary Medical Association convention in Atlanta, and she writes to tell me that one of the exhibitors was a company from Ephrata, PA that makes giant hamster wheels used to exercise puppy mill dogs. I have talked about this company before and shown their wheel on video too.
Am I surprised that the AVMA has a puppy-mill product peddler at their convention?
Not at all! After all, the AVMA is run by Ron DeHaven, a man who used to be in charge of puppy mill inspections at the U.S. Department of Agriculture at a time when inspectors rarely issued a citation for even the most horrific situations.
The AVMA is in bed with high-volume breeders of every kind, and dogs are no different from cattle and pigs as far as they are concerned.
The same friend found another exhibitor she thought I would be interested in. This fellow, Dr. Craig Dixon, is peddling a "practice building tool" that he says will "increase revenue from $60,000 to $100,000 and your clients will love you for it!"
And what is that revenue-enhancing stream? Well it's to say nothing about problem-breeds on the front end (before the dog is bought) while pushing tests of every kind under the sun for every potential problem the dog might get in the future. And, of course, he also advocates pet insurance to cover all the costs associated with getting those defective dogs the AVMA and the veterinary profession never tell you about.
Bonus prize: Guess what breed the vet uses as his profit-model for genetic testing?
The Pembroke Welsh Corgi! Nice! Here's a list of the diseases to worry about with this breed, and here's a list of the tests he wants to council you to have for your dog so that he can poket an additional $60,000 to $100,000 a year. Ka-ching!
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