Gentle handling can ease equine careJune 2, 2021Fear Free has launched a new equine certification designed to improve the safety of horses and their veterinarians.
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Midmark acquires Mason CompanyJune 5, 2019Midmark has acquired animal boarding and containment solutions, Mason Company. Located in Ohio and founded in 1892, Mason utilizes designs and materials to ensure its products are Fear Free certified, promoting quiet and calming environments through consideration of workflow and the acute senses of animal patients. "We are extremely excited to welcome Mason to the Midmark family," says the company's president and chief executive officer, John Baumann. "The expertise Mason brings to Midmark enhances our position to design better care environments for our customers. It also strengthens Midmark's position as a leader of the animal health space that continues to bring our customers innovative solutions and new ideas as they strive to improve the quality of care." The acquisition allows Midmark to be in on early discussions of new construction, pairing its stainless steel and proprietary offerings with Mason's designs to help create comfortable accommodations for long-term boarding of companion animals. "Being involved in the early stages of a project gives us the ideal platform to deliver solutions to our customers by bringing clinical spaces, comprehensive technologies, and workflows into harmony," adds Midmark chief commercial officer, Jon Wells.
WellHaven Pet Health partners with Fear Free to train veterinary professionalsApril 2, 2019WellHaven Pet Health says it is partnering with Fear Free to provide training to its medical staff on emotional well-being, enrichment, and reducing fear, anxiety, and stress in pets. "Adopting Fear Free across our practices will result in better medicine, better business, increased safety, and improved practice culture," says WellHaven Pet Health chief medical officer, Bob Lester, DVM. The partnership will allow WellHaven Pet Health to achieve American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) certification in all its clinics. "Their commitment to the emotional and physical well-being of pets demonstrates WellHaven Pet Health's leadership in the field of veterinary medicine," says Marty Becker, DVM, Fear Free CEO and founder and columnist for Veterinary Practice News. "Fear Free is proud to partner with them in creating better experiences for pets, people, and the profession."
Reducing the fear factorSeptember 25, 2017Not even her owner could handle her, and he told his veterinarian, Jonathan Bloom, DVM, of Willowdale Animal Hospital in Toronto, that he just wasn’t going to bring Dakota in anymore.
