Northborough Resident Helps Pet Owners Pay Bills
A new Westborough business called PetChance.org is walking in new crowd funding territory.
A new Westborough business helping pet owners fund veterinary bills started because Peter Alberti listened to news talk radio in July. PetChance.org was inspired by callers to a talk show who asked a veterinarian questions, the Northborough resident said. “The callers were saying, ‘My vet told me my pet needs this treatment, needs this surgery, needs this oncology, and I can’t afford that,'" Alberti said. "'What cheaper alternatives do I have than what my vet gave me?’ In some cases, they said, ‘Do I need to let the pet suffer? Give up the pet?’ In a couple of cases, they literally said, ‘Do I need to put the pet down?’” Alberti said he called into the show to suggest pet owners consider crowd funding, which is “when a bunch of people come…
Peter Alberti
9:06 pm on Thursday, November 29, 2012
Thanks for your comment! It's unfortunate that you had this experience with VCA. I'm close with the Metrowest-area VCA folks and I'll alert them to your valuable opinion. Your note came as a surprise to me, since their stated philosophy and approach contradicts the experience you described. But of course, things happen and not every doctor works the same way. I'm glad you found someone that works… more ›