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Brakke Consulting’s
Animal Health News & Notes for March 27, 2026
Copyright © Brakke Consulting
Editor: Christine Merle DVM, MBA, CVPM
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IN THE NEWS:
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Earning News
Chewy
Company News
Argenta
Boehringer Ingelheim
CaniCatiCare- HK
Darelle
Elanco
Jacobson Pharmaceutical- HK
OneKIndly- CA
OpenVet
Pet Investment- CA
Pets At Home- UK
Pets Global
Syngulon SRL
The Farmers Dog
Animal Health News
European Union
Global
United Kingdom
United States
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Company Earnings Releases
- Chewy announced their fiscal fourth quarter 2025 and full year 2025 results, with net sales of $12.6B a year over year growth of 6.2% (84% from autoship sales) and net income of $222.8 M. They ended FY 2025 with 21.3M active customers. (company press release)
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Company News Releases
- Boehringer Ingelheim and the Connecticut Science Center have launched the Innovation Lab, a dedicated learning center to expand STEM educational opportunities. (prnewswire.com)
- Elanco obtained a worldwide license from Syngulon SRL, a biotech company specializing in genetic technologies, for a proprietary bacterion based microbial selection technology to use in the development and manufacture of animal health products. (company press release)
- Argenta, a contract research and development organization, has established a strategic advisory agreement with the International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed, with the goal of driving development and regulatory approval of insect-based solutions for animal health and animal and human nutrition. (aquafeed.com)
- The Farmer’s Dog is expanding access with the launch of its meal plan service through Walmart.com beginning in April. (company press release)
- OpenVet released VetClaw, an open-source library of AI skills built specifically for veterinary medicine. (einpresswire.com)
- Pets Global’s limited-ingredient dog food brand Zignature, launched a freeze-dried category of protein-rich pet foods. (petage.com)
- CA- OneKIndly Technology, a subsidiary of Darelle Online Solutions, is collaborating with Pet Investment, an animal health technology and innovation platform, to deploy its fundraising and financial support tools to the animal health and welfare sectors. (theglobeandmail.com)
- HK- CaniCatiCare, a South Korean startup and Jacobson Pharmaceutical, a Hong Kong pharmaceutical, recently signed a 3-year supply contract to offer CaniCancer, a multiplex PCR test for detecting cancer mutations in dogs. (chosun.com)
- UK- Pets at Home announce a £3M (US$4.01M) investment into the opening of 4 new retail locations with additional plans to expand their Vets for Pets’ practices by 100 in the next few years. (vettimes.com)
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Animal Health News
- US-PET GRIEF STUDIES- Recent studies examining how dog owners perceive death, make end-of-life decision and cope with grief were recently published by Texas A&M University as part of the Dog Aging Project. (khou.com)
- US- MICROSOFT RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP- Sascha Duttke, a Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine researcher, was awarded a Microsoft Research Fellowship to further his work in decoding DNA’s “rules” on how genes are switched on and off. (news.wsu.edu)
- EU-UKRAINE- EU has provide Ukraine with €12M (US$13.86M) for agricultural and rural development and food safety reforms. This phase is part of the broader partnership between Ukraine and the EU in preparing it for membership into the EU. (euneighbourseeast.eu)
- GLOBAL- PREVENTION PLEDGE- Over 40 veterinary and animal health organizations from 5 continents, including the AVMA and CAPC, signed a pledge to urge year-round parasite control due to the emerging disease risks in animals and pets. (dvm360.com)
- UK- PET INSURANCE- A roundtable for UK insurers, MGA’s, technology firms and industry representatives was held to debate and discuss needed changes within the animal health insurance market. (postonline.co.uk)
- UK- FINAL REPORT ON VETERINARY SERVICES- The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published its final report of its vet services market investigation including specific actions for veterinary businesses. It included a capped fee for prescriptions of £21(US$28.05). (gov.uk)
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Brakke Consulting Viewpoint
We turn to dogs for companionship, friendship and unconditional loyalty. Beyond psychological support, they may also hold the keys to healthy aging. On March 22, the CBS TV show, 60 Minutes aired a segment, “Why dogs are ideal for studying human aging”. It spotlighted the Dog Aging Project an initiative focused on unlocking secrets to a longer, healthier life for humans, and our furry friends.
Dogs are living longer due to healthier lifestyles, better diets and improved medical care and face many age-related diseases like ours, including dementia. Dogs’ brains are amazingly similar to ours thus making them great natural models for tracking how brain conditions naturally progress. Since dogs age faster than humans, the adage- one human year equals seven dog years- means researchers can observe aging processes far more quickly and draw meaningful parallels.
The segment also highlighted Loyal, a company founded by Celine Halioua, developing drugs to aid in the healthy aging and life extension of dogs. Loyal has raised $250 million to fund its efforts to bring its pipeline products to market, notably LOY-002. To date, the FDA has accepted key safety data for LOY-002 and has granted a reasonable expectation of effectiveness, however results from the clinical trial won’t be known for several more years.
Our four-legged family members already enrich our lives. Now, they are paving the way for us to enjoy longer, healthier physical lives.
Randy Freides
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Your View
Last week we asked your view on how AI affects your level of efficiency in your job and, if it does, what you do with that extra time. About one third of respondents said they do not use AI in their job. Only a few respondents said it made them less efficient or that it made them more efficient so they could work less (<5% each). The majority, over 40% of respondents, said that AI made them more efficient so they can do more of what they already do. And, as the WSJ article pointed out – the promise of AI was to free people up for more high-level, creative pursuits – it looks like that’s what happens to over a quarter of our respondents. If you manage people, go find these 25% and learn from them, and make sure the 40% don’t burn out.
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