What Tucker Carlson’s Podcast Got Wrong About Veterinarians and Private Equity

Welcome to another episode of The Veterinary Roundtable! In this episode, Dr. King is joined by her husband, Richie, to dissect a recent episode of The Tucker Carlson Joe where co-founder of Dutch, Joe Spector, made a myriad of false claims surrounding veterinary professionals and the veterinary industry.

Do you have a question, story, or inquiry for The Veterinary Roundtable? Send us a text from the link above, ask us on any social media platform, or email theveterinaryroundtable@gmail.com!

Episodes of The Veterinary Roundtable are on all podcast services along with video form on YouTube!

Timestamps
00:00 Intro
02:32 The First Red Flag
05:30 Ethics in Capitalism
06:12 Insurance Coverage for Pets
08:23 Effects of Private Equity on Pet Care
11:07 Hate Spewed for the Vet Industry
13:42 What Private Equity Does
15:32 Why Mom and Pop Clinics are Cheaper
18:29 Providing Value in Vet Med
19:20 Profitability Isn’t Evil
23:26 BLS Inflation Model Flaws
26:53 Costs in Vet Med
28:41 Telehealth Limitations
32:00 The Main Goal
35:10 Logic Holes
36:49 AVMA False Scarcity
38:44 Final Thoughts
45:49 Outro

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 2:32 The First Red Flag
• 5:31 Ethics in Capitalism
• 6:13 Insurance Coverage for Pets
• 8:22 Effects of Private Equity on Pet Care
• 11:06 Hate Spewed for the Vet Industry
• 13:43 What Private Equity Does
• 15:33 Why Mom and Pop Clinics are Cheaper
• 18:29 Providing Value in Vet Med
• 19:22 Profitability Isn’t Evil
• 23:25 BLS Inflation Model Flaws
• 26:51 Costs in Vet Med
• 28:40 Telehealth Limitations
• 32:02 The Main Goal
• 35:09 Logic Holes
• 36:48 AVMA False Scarcity
• 38:43 Final Thoughts
• 45:48 Outro