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Pennsylvania dog recognized for most unusual pet insurance claim of the year

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.

Rooster, a hound mix from Scranton, Pennsylvania, is the 2017winner of the 9th annual Hambone Awards. The Hambone Awardhonors the most unusual pet insurance claim of the year. Roosterwas nominated after he was impaled by a large tree branch during aroutine hiking trip.

The Hambone Award, presented by Nationwide,honors the most unusual pet insurance claim of the year; Roosterwas nominated after he was impaled by a large tree branch during aroutine hiking trip.

Rooster was treated by the veterinary team at VeterinaryReferral & Emergency Center in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania,where they performed a life-saving surgery to remove the treebranch. For their efforts, the facility will receive a $10,000Nationwide-funded through the Veterinary Care Foundation to helptreat pets in their community whose owners could otherwise notafford veterinary care.

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Denny Jacob

Denny Jacob is an associate editor for NU PropertyCasualty360. Contact him at [email protected].

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