Rooster, a hound mix from Scranton, Pennsylvania, is the 2017 winner of the 9th annual Hambone Awards. The Hambone Award honors the most unusual pet insurance claim of the year. Rooster was nominated after he was impaled by a large tree branch during a routine hiking trip.
The Hambone Award, presented by Nationwide, honors the most unusual pet insurance claim of the year; Rooster was nominated after he was impaled by a large tree branch during a routine hiking trip.
Rooster was treated by the veterinary team at Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, where they performed a life-saving surgery to remove the tree branch. For their efforts, the facility will receive a $10,000 Nationwide-funded through the Veterinary Care Foundation to help treat pets in their community whose owners could otherwise not afford veterinary care.
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