Here are several links to articles that talk about the impact of private equity in veterinary care. I’ve also included some links to articles and research papers that look at the link between private equity acqusition and health outcomes in human health, an area that to date has received a lot more scrutiny.

• Stateline: Vets fret as private equity snaps up clinics, pet care companies
• The Atlantic: Why your vet bill is so high
• Eyewitness News: As veterinary costs rise, Blumenthal blames private equity
• Elizabeth Warren: Warren, Blumenthal Slam Private Equity Company for Consolidating Veterinary Care, Raising Costs for Owners
• Financial Times: Is private equity behind the surging cost of veterinary care?
• The Nation: Private Equity is Killing Your Pets
• Private Equity Stakeholder Project: Antitrust enforcement and consolidation in veterinary medicine
• Pets Care: Is your “local” Hospital Corporate-Owned?
• FTC: FTC Acts to Protect Pet Owners from Private Equity Firm’s Anticompetitive Acquisition of Veterinary Services Clinics
• Hacker News: Vets fret as private equity snaps up clinics, pet care companies
• Freakonomics Radio: Should You Trust Private Equity to Take Care of Your Dog?
• Freakonomics Radio: Do you know who owns your vet?
• Fortune: Many Americans can’t afford vet care. Is a new business model to blame?
• New York Times: Why You’re Paying Your Veterinarian So Much
• Harvard School of Public Health: Private equity’s appetite for hospitals may put patients at risk
• JAMA: Changes in Hospital Adverse Events and Patient Outcomes Associated With Private Equity Acquisition
• Harvard Medical School: What Happens When Private Equity Takes Over a Hospital
• US Right to Know: Private equity in health care puts patients’ lives in danger, studies show