Pet care has legs as job benefit

Washington Times ^ | Nov. 14, 2002 | Marguerite Higgins

[ru4liberty]

Employers increasingly are offering health insurance for Fido and Fluffy to help workers cover the rising cost of pet care.

"Many employees here view their pets like their children," said Agnus Stevens, spokeswoman for Amerix Corp., a nonprofit credit counseling agency in Columbia, Md. that began offering insurance for workers' pets in January. "They want a way to safeguard their pets against accidents or illnesses."

[ru4liberty]

Watch your pet care costs rise as this trend catches on.

[anniegetyourgun]

Can inclusion of your pet in the FMLA be far behind?

[ru4liberty]

Since Rush is talking about this now, bump.

[ru4liberty]

And one more bump.

[Feiny]

I currently have Pet insurance and pay a monthly fee of about $34. I also pay the full vet bill and then file a claim for partial reimbursement. The costs should not go up for vet care with this type of insurance as the vet is getting paid in full.