Good morning, San Diego ☀️
Here’s what we have for you today:
- Our Washington Reporting Fellow Alysa Horton reflects on the WHCA shooting attack, and the experience of going back after the event was rescheduled.
- We’re not done with this heat wave quite yet; an advisory for the county is still in effect.
- Schools are rethinking how to approach the legacy of labor leader Cesar Chávez.
Jennifer Vigil
News editor
Top story
Medical tourism isn’t just for people anymore. It can cut vet bills in half – or more – for pet parents
Things are getting pricey all over. Gas. Groceries. A night out.
Then there’s medical bills. If someone gets sick, there’s the added burden of worrying about just how much it’ll end up costing.
Not surprisingly, that concern includes vet bills too. But one clever San Diegan turned her life hack for veterinary care into a career that’s helping people here and all across the country too.
Anna Ginsky’s solution? Do what human patients have been doing for years – go to Mexico.
Her business, MexiVet Express, now transports up to 20 pets a day to Tijuana so people’s dogs, cats and other furry besties can be treated for a fraction of what the cost would be stateside.
The service takes care of it all – even arranging pickups in San Diego, Orange County and Los Angeles.
And by saving people money, Ginsky also found a way to give them peace of mind – especially if they had given thought to giving up their pet as expenses rose. As one client told our Andi Ruiz about going to Tijuana, now she can “actually take care of our animals, whereas (stateside), we couldn’t.”
Have you gone over the border yet for your medical or dental care? If so, it’s not too much of a stretch to go for Frisky or Fido too. I sure am getting more and more tempted to make the switch.
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