Roo News
Jul 14 2021Roo Featured in Marketplace Blog Post
Roo is still a relatively young company, but we've been growing rapidly and catching the attention of some influential folks in Silicon Valley. Yes, we are a relief staffing company, but we're also a tech company, creating an online marketplace for veterinary professionals that hasn't existed until now. ...
May 10 2021With New Partners, Roo's Journey to Change Animal Healthcare Continues
A little over two years ago, I had a conversation with my Lyft driver (also named Lisa!) who happened to be a veterinary technician in Houston. At the time, I could only tell her about our vision at Roo to create the first labor marketplace in animal ...
Mar 11 2021Hear Roo Vet, Dr. Kay Foster, as a guest on the Veterinary Innovation Podcast
Our friends at the Veterinary Innovation Podcast were kind enough to feature Roo Core Vet, Dr. Kayleigh Foster, in a great episode all about veterinary relief work. In this 20-minute podcast, you can hear about their experiences transitioning from a full-time job at one hospital to incorporating relief ...
Oct 28 2020Roo Launches in Los Angeles, California
After taking the Texas veterinary relief world by storm, **Roo has just expanded into Los Angeles, California**. We will be bringing the same high-caliber customer service paired with our revolutionary online relief staffing platform to the west coast. With several hospitals already signed on and using our site ...
Oct 6 2020Roo Has Made Booking Veterinary Relief Easier AND Prettier
Veterinarians and vet techs often spend their entire careers at the mercy of someone else - where and when they work, how far their commute is, and how much they get paid are all dictated by their places of employment. At Roo, our goal is to give veterinary ...
Dec 2 2019Now You Can Get Alerts for Your Preferred Shifts
If you're the kind of person who likes to work specific kinds of shifts, then we've got an exciting new feature for you. Now you can set up personalized alerts so you can get notified when those preferred shifts are posted. You can opt for mileage from your ...
Oct 30 2019Our Platform is Now Available for Vet Techs
We've got an announcement that we know you've been waiting for... **our platform is now available for vet techs!** The functionality is very similar to how it works for veterinarians, with a few key differences highlighted below. Now we can bring the flexibility and sense of well-being that ...
Sept 5 2019Introducing ROOWARDS!
In the short time our platform has been up and running, we've found that YOU are the best marketing strategy out there. Every time you recommend Roo to a friend, you provide invaluable support to our fledgling company. That's why we want to say **thank you** by offering ...
Aug 22 2019Relief. Support. COMMUNITY.
Being a brand new company is exciting for so many reasons. We get to watch our ideas take hold in real time, and we get to watch our users directly benefit from all of our hard work. Each week we add a new feature to Roo, or optimize ...
Aug 19 2019Coming to SWVS?
Make sure you plan to swing by our booth. We'll be giving demonstrations, helping folks sign up, giving out swag, and of course we'll have Gollum the naked cat on hand should you need a Sphynx snuggle! ...
- Jul 10 2019
We're Famous!
Listen to our episode of Vetsplaining! Roo's Director of Business Development, Charlotte Weir, went on the Vetsplaining podcast to talk about why Roo was founded and how our business model works. If you're considering a career in veterinary relief, it's worth a listen. [Check it out on your ...