News & Noteworthy

Do you or your neighbors use rodenticide (mouse and rat poison)? Here’s something to think about—your dog or cat may also be at risk! Rodenticides containing bromethalin severely impair the neurologic functions of animals. What makes this over-the-counter rodenticide so dangerous is that there is no antidote, meaning, there is no specific treatment designed to […]

TINTON FALLS, NJ – Compassion-First Pet Hospitals is proud to announce the first-ever airport veterinary hospital. AirHeart Pet Hospital is staffed by dedicated veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and veterinary assistants to provide exemplary veterinary care to pets and service animals in an airport setting. Located in The ARK at JFK at the John F. Kennedy International […]

TINTON FALLS, NJ – As a family of hospitals dedicated to building the future of veterinary medicine and putting pets and their owners at the center of care, Compassion-First Pet Hospitals is proud to announce the addition of three new roles to its leadership team in order to better serve its patients and partner hospitals. […]

TINTON FALLS, NJ – Compassion-First Pet Hospitals is proud to announce the addition of three new locations to its growing family of pet hospitals across the country. The latest additions to the Compassion-First family are the Animal Emergency & Specialty Center (AESC) of Parker, Colorado and Upstate Veterinary Specialists (UVS), with locations in Greenville, South […]

TINTON FALLS, NJ – Compassion-First Pet Hospitals is proud to announce its commitment to the Fear Free training and certification initiative designed to reduce the fear, anxiety, and stress that pets so often experience when receiving veterinary care. As a family of veterinary practices committed to offering the most compassionate care for pets at all […]

Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists (GCVS) in Houston, Texas, is one of the most respected — and busiest — animal hospitals in the world, with more than 200 staff treating over 50,000 patients a year. Nat Geo WILD’s new series Animal ER goes behind the scenes at the hospital to follow cases on the cutting edge […]

Compassion-First Pet Hospitals announced today the addition of three new hospitals into the Compassion-First Pet Hospitals family: Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists of Houston, Texas; Mission Veterinary Specialists of San Antonio, Texas; and The Austin Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Center of Austin, Texas. “We’ve been approached by several potential partners over the years, and we’ve never […]

Compassion-First Pet Hospitals announced today, the addition of 10 new hospitals to its growing family of well-known veterinary hospitals. Representing Colorado, Connecticut, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas, these hospitals represent Compassion-First Pet Hospitals, first expansion outside of the Northeast and an increased presence in Pennsylvania. Aspen Meadow Veterinary Specialists (AMVS) is located in Longmont, Colorado, with […]

Compassion-First Pet Hospitals, a chain formerly known as Veterinary Specialists of North America, has grown to 13 clinics with the opening of Cherry Hill Animal Hospital. The general practice treated its first patient Tuesday in the Philadelphia suburb of Cherry Hill, N.J., and was preceded four days earlier by the company’s acquisition of Animal Health […]