Blue River PetCare Boasts “Medical Excellence” and “Outstanding Patient Care” — But Allows Declawing
Blue River PetCare, one of the nation’s largest veterinary groups, says it is “a growing community of veterinary practices and dedicated professionals working together to better the lives of the patients we treat.”
The company also says it welcomes professionals who share “our commitment to medical excellence” and that “every practice is built on trusted one-on-one relationships and outstanding patient care.”
Yet despite those public commitments, Blue River PetCare allows declawing in its hospitals.
Blue River also states: “At Blue River, we focus on the health and wellbeing of our clinical team members as much as we do the animals they treat.”
How does allowing declawing—an inhumane, mutilating, unnecessary amputation procedure that causes lifelong harm to cats and moral stress among veterinary professionals—align with Blue River’s stated commitments to medical excellence, outstanding patient care, and the well-being of its veterinary teams?
How 5 pro-declawing veterinarians caused Delaware to maintain animal cruelty as the status quo.
Five Delaware veterinarians killed a 2022 Delaware anti-cruelty bill, which was written to protect cats by ending declawing, an inhumane and unnecessary amputation of cats’ toe bones.
Dr Michelle Crosier, owner of Companion Animal Veterinary Associates in Middletown, DE. She is a Fear Free Certified veterinarian.
Dr Erin Giebel Whaley, Dr Andrea Richter, and Dr Robert Pedigo, all associated with Savannah Animal Hospital. Lewes, DE which is an AAHA hospital that declaws cats. Dr Whaley is a co-owner of the hospital and Dr Pedigo and Dr Richter retired from Savannah Animal Hospital in November of 2021.
Dr Jan Sosnowski, NVA practice, Governor’s Avenue Animal Hospital, Dover, DE that declaws cats. According to 2 employees at this practice, Dr Sosnowski declaws cats. She is a Fear Free Certified veterinarian and Fear Free does not allow their vets or practices to declaw cats.