IVC Evidensia Forcecd to Close Clinics
Turns out, when you run veterinary care like a profit-obsessed machine like IVC Evidensia, people eventually get fed up and say no thanks.
According to Dutch news outlet NRC, the biggest chain of veterinary clinics in the Netherlands, which happen to be IVC Evidensia, has had to shut down no less of 24 of its 300+ clinics due to a massive staff exodus.
Hundreds of vets, nurses, and assistants have recently walked out, for being fed up with the company’s relentless focus on revenue over care.
Former employees report being pressured to upsell treatments, prescribe more expensive versions of medications, and send clients for unnecessary x-rays or refer them to other Evidensia-owned facilities.
If that sounds dodgy and non ethical, it’s because it is. These tactics clash directly with the professional code of conduct in veterinary medicine.
Even the company’s internal council flagged the growing unrest as far back as January 2024. No need to say nothing improved!
Buy Me a Coffee
Buy Me a CoffeeIn a predictable PR move, Evidensia has now admitted that its practices leave “room for improvement” [no shit Sherlock!] with a reshuffle of leadership just taken place. If this means actual change or just a new set of suits remains to be seen.
This unfold drama comes on the heels of a Dutch government-commissioned report showing a steep rise in vet pricing in recent years, with more and more independent clinics being swallowed by the corporate chains like Evidensia.
The Dutch consumer authority is currently investigating how fair, or not, the market really is.
So yes, this is good news.
Not just because the cracks are finally showing, but because it proves something simple: when enough people say this is not okay, the system starts to wobble.
Hanna B.
