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Our People

Overseeing a pet's lifelong preventive health care is a team effort. Part of our work is building a strong partnership between veterinarian and pet owner, and this partnership extends beyond the exam room.

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Our Communities

We believe in giving back to the communities in which we practice. Our associates volunteer in activities for a range of nonprofit organizations across the country—from cleaning up city dog parks to packing food—we strengthen the pet-human connection.

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Our Profession

We demonstrate our commitment to preventive pet health care by supporting the Partners for Healthy Pets initiative. We devote resources to educating pet owners on the importance of proactive disease management. The result: a healthier pet population.

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Heartworm is Scary, but Prevention is Easy

16/05/2018 06:00am | 4934 views

If there are two words that should not be connected, it’s heart and worm. The disease is as it sounds: worms living in the heart and surrounding blood vessels of affected pets.

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Banfield’s Dr Jesus Aramendi Discusses the Health Benefits of Pet Companionship

12/05/2016 10:31am | 11485 views

Dr. Jesus Aramendi is regional medical director for the southeast region of Banfield Pet Hospital. He started as a veterinarian more than 15 years ago and has been with Banfield for the last nine. Between his career in the field, his personal experience with pets from childhood and the data he sees coming out of the Human Animal Bond Research Initiative (HABRI) Foundation, he believes strongly in the health benefits of having a pet in your life.

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Banfield Pet Hospital’s State of Pet Health 2016 Report Highlights Common Diseases, Easily Preventable

22/07/2016 10:21am | 8600 views

In our mission to become healthy living advocates for ourselves and our families, we must not forget to include our pets – for without us they truly have no voice.

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About the company

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Banfield Pet Hospital

Veterinary

We know that caring for a pet doesn’t begin and end in the veterinarian’s office. It’s something pet owners do every day, which is why they need a pet care partner they can trust.

Banfield is proud to be the largest general veterinary practice in the world. Our focus has been on preventive care since we opened our first small practice in Portland, Oregon in 1955. In 2007, Banfield joined the Mars, Incorporated, family of businesses, and together we use our size and scale to make a difference in the lives of pets and their families. Today, we are 17,000 associates strong, in 1000 hospitals in neighborhoods across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. We also have a teaching hospital in Mexico City, Mexico. Our hospitals are committed to giving pets the highest quality of veterinary care—everything from thorough physical exams, complete lab work-ups and dental cleanings to X-rays and surgery. As pet care partners, our teams explain pet examinations and encourage questions so pet owners can feel confident they have all the information needed to ensure their pets’ continued good health at home. We believe that working together is the best way to keep pets their healthiest, and it’s why we’re here today—to be our clients’ partner in pet care. Learn more about us at www.banfield.com.

As a practice, we also firmly believe all pets deserve access to veterinary care. This belief inspired our Banfield’s charitable arm, the Banfield Foundation, which was established in 2015 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the well-being of pets and communities. The foundation funds programs that enable veterinary care, elevate the power of the human-animal bond, provide disaster relief for pets, and advance the science of veterinary medicine through fostering innovation and education. It also leverages the expertise and passion of Banfield Pet Hospital associates to care for pets in need. At the Banfield Foundation, we are committed to making a better world for pets because they make a better world for us. For more information and stories of impact, visit www.banfieldfoundation.org.