# What can you tell me about Hannah The Pet Society? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 18, 2017, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-tell-me-about-hannah-the-pet-society/780187 "2017-02-18T23:19:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2017, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-tell-me-about-hannah-the-pet-society/780187/1 "2017-02-18T23:19:17Z")
We havde two cats that we would like to put on pet care plans. We went to the HtPS website and found no information about costs-just a form to become a member and have a “consultant” talk to us. Does anyone know what it would cost approximately? ---
**Author:** ![pythonzzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2017, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-tell-me-about-hannah-the-pet-society/780187/2 "2017-02-19T01:58:18Z")
Simply: **Don’t** It’s a scam business run by an asshole of a veterinarian solely to add to his pockets. Also avoid anything to do with PetStupid (err, PetSmart) or the Banfield veterinary scammers. The whole racket is headed by a self-centered creep that uses outdated supplies, poor business practices, and crap services passed off as elite care. The bastard doesn’t care about anything except himself - screw the employees, clients, and patients. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-tell-me-about-hannah-the-pet-society/780187/3 "2017-02-19T16:49:38Z")
Hannah doesn’t like to tell people this but when you sign up for them, they claim ownership of your pet and the right to make all medical decisions, including end of life. > **[Oregon investigates Hannah the Pet Society after dog killings](https://www.oregonlive.com/window-shop/2016/02/hannah_the_pet_society_investigation.html)** > > The Oregon Department of Justice is investigating Hannah the Pet Society after complaints that the pet-leasing company unnecessarily euthanized three dogs in November. > [@Oregon Live article above](#): > > he Oregon Department of Justice is investigating Hannah the Pet Society after complaints that the pet-leasing company unnecessarily euthanized three dogs in November. > > Department spokeswoman Ellen Klem confirmed the investigation Wednesday, but said the department is not going to share any details about the investigation at this time. > > Hannah, founded by Oregon veterinary mogul Scott Campbell in 2010, offers a unique pet-adoption model. > > In exchange for a monthly fee, the company provides food and health care for the entire life of the dog, cat or other animal. There’s just one catch: Hannah retains ownership of the pet, and the company has the final say in all of the animal’s medical decisions. Here’s another article from six months ago, talking about a protest of Hannah because they provided lousy vet service and someone’s dog died after suffering while Hannah vets gave him the run around - [http://www.seattledogspot.com/dog-news/protest-portland-saturday-targets-embattled-pet-leasing-company/](http://www.seattledogspot.com/dog-news/protest-portland-saturday-targets-embattled-pet-leasing-company/) > [@Seattle Dog Spot website](#): > > Hannah announced in April it would no longer source pets and place them with families. It still provides medical care, food/supplies, training/support for a monthly fee to anyone who enrolls in its program. > > More importantly, pet owners must still transfer ownership of their pets to Hannah before they can enroll in the program. Hannah is still the ultimate arbiter regarding their dogs’ medical treatment. > > Virtually since its inception, Hannah has been dogged by numerous complaints from unsatisfied customers. People have filed complaints about Hannah with the Oregon Veterinary Medical Examining Board, and the company is under investigation by the Department of Justice. I would stay away from this group. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2017, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-tell-me-about-hannah-the-pet-society/780187/4 "2017-02-19T18:33:34Z")
What the… This is freaking insane!!! What loving pet owner would agree to this? ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2017, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-tell-me-about-hannah-the-pet-society/780187/5 "2017-02-19T22:10:09Z")
Pet owners who don’t read the fine print, presumably. Like I said, Hannah doesn’t like to talk about this in the sale pitch. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-tell-me-about-hannah-the-pet-society/780187/6 "2017-02-20T02:40:33Z")
Your warnings, along with what I’ve found online about both the Banfield Pet Hospital chain and Hannah The Pet Society, have convinced us to look elsewhere. We have seen a lot of good written about Nationwide’s pet insurance, and it’s high on more than one site’s Top Ten list.