All My Children Wear Fur Coats with Peggy Hoyt
All My Children Wear Fur Coats with attorney, animal advocate and pet mom Peggy Hoyt is a weekly "pawcast" for pet lovers and their furry kids. Favorite topics include animal rescue and welfare, pet loss and grief, estate planning for pets, pet health and wellness, unique pet products, protecting pets in disasters, and animal communication, just to name a few. With more than 250 guests since its creation, All My Children Wear Fur Coats has something for every pet pet parent and animal lover. Host, Peggy Hoyt is a Florida estate and elder law attorney whose passion is her 8 dogs, 4 horses and cat. She helps her clients and listeners create estate plans for pets...and their people. Peggy grew up in the world of animal welfare (her dad is John A. Hoyt, former President and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States). Today, through this podcast, her estate planning law practice, membership in the Florida Bar Animal Law Section, and as founder/CEO of the 501c3 non-profit Animal Care Trust USA, Inc. she spends all her time advocating for pets and pet parents. Our pets share our day-to-day struggles, adventures and special moments. They love us unconditionally, help reduce stress and even enhance longevity. For all these reasons and so many more, join us each week as we explore solutions for ensuring your pet's future. Pets are not our whole lives but they make our lives whole.
All My Children Wear Fur Coats with Peggy Hoyt
Garrett Bewkes: All My Children Wear Fur Coats "Paw-Cast"
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
In this episode of All My Children Wear Fur Coats, Peggy interviewed Garrett Bewkes, CEO and founder of Pet HSA, a financial wellness platform designed to help pet owners prepare for and manage rising veterinary costs. Garrett discussed the significant financial and emotional costs of pet ownership, highlighting how veterinary expenses have been increasing substantially. Garrett shared his personal experience with his dog Mia, who accumulated over $100,000 in vet expenses throughout her life, which inspired him to create Pet HSA after earning his MBA. The platform features a pet calculator that helps owners estimate lifetime costs based on breed, location, and care choices, along with educational resources and community support to help families plan for both routine and emergency veterinary expenses. Garrett discussed the challenges of pet ownership costs increasing up to 300% over recent years and the emotional burden on pet owners, emphasizing the importance of routine care and not skipping veterinary visits despite current financial pressures.