With each of us moving quickly to put last year in the rearview, I’m proud that we’re taking time as an organization to truly celebrate solidarity and giving back in a year that felt like one obstacle after another. It’s tough to think of a better day than hashtag#NationalLoveYourPetDay to launch the 2020 Banfield Pet Hospital Corporate Social Responsibility Report and the Banfield Foundation Impact Report!

Both reports tell powerful stories of what’s possible when our associates and teams leverage our size and scale for good. I continue to be deeply grateful for everything we accomplished in 2020 and how we came together to be there for each other and the pets and communities that count on us. As 2021 takes shape, we’re eager to do more to further our societal impact.

Being informed and staying connected has been critical to empowering our people. I strongly believe that maintaining our culture through this crisis has positively impacted each area of our organization.

As essential businesses face this global pandemic; open, honest and consistent communication with our teams is paramount. Each and every day I remain committed to being here for associates in innovative ways so, together, we can continue to hashtag#bhere for each other and our clients, pets and communities.

This week marked our unofficial 2020 kick-off at Banfield as we hosted our National Field Leadership (NFL) meeting, bringing together 700 associates from across our practice to connect, learn and celebrate recent successes.

Today is National Love Your Pet Day, and while one could argue we celebrate that every day here at Banfield Pet Hospital, it’s the perfect moment to highlight how much we also love giving back to pets, communities, society and each other! hashtag#banfieldgivesback

At the Veterinary Innovation Summit last weekend, we unveiled the groundbreaking, data-driven Pet Insight Project with the goal of giving pet owners a tool to play an even more active role in their pet’s health and wellbeing. Read more about how we’re aiming to disrupt the future of pet health.

My first year as president of Banfield Pet Hospital offered powerful examples of our capacity to positively impact the lives of people and pets in every community we serve. Join me in celebrating just a few of our collective successes from 2017.

When @BanfieldPetHospital was named among Points of Light’s Civic 50 this year, I took some time to reflect on the passion that has made us one of the top community-minded companies in the U.S.

When we think about the reasons people choose to stay at a job, we often think of factors like compensation, flexibility, paid time off or health insurance options. But you might be surprised to learn that whether or not employers offer pet-related policies plays an increasingly significant role in those decisions.