After a year of working from home, the human animal bond has strengthened and evolved--leaving many pet owners concerned about how they and their pets will adapt to post-pandemic work.

Luckily, employers and employees alike are finding new ways to build pet-friendly routines as they look to get back to in-office work! I’m so excited to see the start of incredible progress in pet-friendly workplaces, and am proud that Banfield will hashtag#bhere to support pets and clients as the transition to a post-Covid world continues!

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.

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.