Petco’s new stance on standards of nutrition | Dr. Justine Lee, DACVECC, DABT, Board-Certified Veterinary Specialist
PetCo recently announced that they are introducing “new standards for nutrition at PetCo.” The CEO announced on November 13, 2018 that the giant pet store will no longer sell dog and cat food and treats with artificial colors, flavors or preservatives in both their online store or approximately 1,500 stores in the US and Puerto Rico. While they boast on being the first and only major retailer of pet food to take a stand against such ingredients (effective January 2019), is it really...
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How the Florida greyhound ban can be bad | Dr. Justine Lee, DACVECC, DABT
Just this week, Florida voters decided to ban greyhound racing over the next few years in their vote of 69 to 31%. Amendment 13 bans greyhound racing effective January 1, 2021 and will slowly phase it out over the next few years. What’s the problem with this? The dogs. What happens to the these incredible dogs? First, let me state that I know greyhounds really well. As the former Director of the Blood Donor program when I was on faculty at University of Minnesota, I had several foster...
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What’s a veterinary specialist? | Dr. Justine Lee, DACVECC, DABT, Board-certified Veterinary Specialist
I often get asked what that “alphabet soup” behind my name is. More importantly, as a pet owner, why should you care? Those extra letters behind a veterinarian’s name means that they are a veterinary specialist (e.g., Justine Lee, DVM, DACVECC, DABT). These letters stand for something – for me, it’s “Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency Critical Care” (DACVECC) and “Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology” (DABT). So, what does that mean? It means we...
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