About Us

Our Story:

Banfield, The Pet Hospital® was founded in 1955 by Dr. Warren Wegert with a commitment to making human quality medicine accessible to Pet owners. In our hometown of Portland, Oregon, Banfield became known for its legendary client service and lifesaving veterinary medicine. By the early 1990's, three generations of Pet owners had come to know and trust the Banfield team, making Banfield one of the leading private veterinary practices in the nation.

Our practice's reputation for innovative and caring approaches to veterinary healthcare led to a unique opportunity. PetSmart®, the nation's largest retailer of Pet related products, services and solutions for Pets and their parents, asked us to help bring high quality veterinary care to PetSmart® customers by opening Pet hospitals in many store locations.

This partnership has fueled the growth of our practice, which is now the largest private veterinary practice in the world.

Today, all Banfield Pet Hospitals provide the same high quality of care and the same love of Pets that made our original hospital a critical part of the neighborhood for half a century. Over the years, Banfield has become an innovator of things like our Optimum Wellness Plans (now in place for two decades), the first and still most extensive Quality Assurance Program in the profession and now superior anesthetic devices and protocols. And we continue to be driven by the same goal that has always inspired us: Making life better for families, which is...

• Giving Pets the same care we want for ourselves
• Making Pet health affordable
• Strengthening the value of Pets in families
• Teaching how better Pet care maximizes lives
• Stopping euthanasia by keeping Pets healthy

Put simply, treating your Pet like family.