WellHaven Pet Health Family of Practices Announces Partnership with Fear Free

VANCOUVER, Canada, March 27, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- WellHaven Pet Health, a family of companion animal veterinary hospitals headquartered in Vancouver, Wa, today announced a partnership with Fear Free to provide its medical staff with training on emotional wellbeing, enrichment, and reducing fear, anxiety, and stress in pets.

WellHaven Pet Health is committed to personal growth, practice support, and life balance to help veterinarians and their teams succeed both personally and professionally. Likewise, Fear Free helps veterinary professionals deliver better care to their patients by looking after both their physical and emotional wellbeing.

For Dr. Bob Lester, Chief Medical Officer of WellHaven Pet Health, the organization's similar missions make this a natural partnership. "Adopting Fear Free across our practices will result in better medicine, better business, increased safety, and improved practice culture," he said.

Dr. Marty Becker, Fear Free CEO and founder, agrees. "Their commitment to the emotional and physical wellbeing of pets demonstrates WellHaven Pet Health's leadership in the field of veterinary medicine. Fear Free is proud to partner with them in creating better experiences for pets, people, and the profession," he said.

This new partnership follows WellHaven Pet Health's commitment to gain American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) certification in all of its 40+ practices, which is already halfway complete. The combination of WellHaven Pet Health's dedication to the wellbeing of its doctors and teams, Fear Free's focus on both the physical and emotional health of pets, and AAHA's proven track record of quality practice are combining to deliver on the WellHaven Pet Health promise of happy vets and healthy pets.

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About Fear Free

By closely listening to the needs of the profession and those of pet owners, Fear Free has become one of the single most transformative initiatives in the history of companion animal practice, providing unparalleled education on emotional wellbeing, enrichment, and the reduction of fear, anxiety, and stress in pets.

About WellHaven Pet Health

Happy vets, healthy pets. You can't have one without the other. WellHaven Pet Health buys and builds outstanding veterinary practices across the country. We are committed as servant leaders to ensure the success of our doctors, our hospital teams, and our profession because when we all work together, our pets get better care and feel the love. That, to us, is what it's all about.

SOURCE Well Haven Pet Health