PhoenixSerenity<p>In <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a>, vet <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/consolidation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consolidation</span></a> has gone largely unnoticed amid a vet shortage and stories of vet burnout. </p><p> 2023 report from the Ontario <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Veterinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Veterinary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medical</span></a> Association <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/OMVA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OMVA</span></a> said <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/CorporateInterests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateInterests</span></a> contol 20% of <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/VeterinaryHospitals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VeterinaryHospitals</span></a> in Canada, and estimates those chains employ about 40% of the nation's vets.</p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/veterinarians-corporate-consolidation-1.7207186" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/business/veterinar</span><span class="invisible">ians-corporate-consolidation-1.7207186</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Canadian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canadian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PetOwners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PetOwners</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/AnimalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnimalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/AnimalMedicalCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnimalMedicalCare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Pets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Veterinarians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Veterinarians</span></a></p>