Archive for April 14th, 2008

Finding help with health care for your pet

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Some ways to get help in providing medical care for your pets.

Help for your pets

1.Pet clinical trials2.Student programs3.Veterinarian payment plans4.Helping Pets Fund5.Humane Society grant program6.Pet care insurance7.Practice preventative health care8.Food issues9.Foster homes/breed rescue10.Pet credit card

Pet clinical trials
“There are many clinical studies that are ongoing at The University of Tennessee as there are at other universities,” says Joe Bartges, DVM, Ph.D., a professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. “Many clinical studies provide care and treatment and follow-up at no expense to pet owners, while others subsidize the cost of providing the medical care.”

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Credit crunch killing car lease deals

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Troubles in the U.S. credit markets may have an impact on how you buy your next car or truck.

Leases subsidized by manufacturers — those deals that make a lot of luxury vehicles affordable on a monthly payment basis for many consumers — may become highly restricted.

Chrysler Financial has announced it is pulling out of the lease financing business. GMAC Financial Services — the largest auto financing company in the United States — and Ford Motor Credit Co. have said that they will be less involved in pushing subsidized leases.

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