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Animal Friends: Pet Insurance reviews

Name: Pet Insurance
Rating: 4.77 (636 reviews)

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4.74

Based on 636 reviews, last reviewed 12th Feb 2025

100% increase in 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

No new 1 star reviews

in the past 90 days

89%

Latest highest rating:

5

Good value cover Best price I could find with comparity cover from other providers Reviewed on: 12th February 2025

Latest lowest rating:

1

Terrible Paid insurance for years. My dog was put to sleep recently - tried to claim of insurance & told not possible to claim as my dog was over 8yrs old !!! Reviewed on: 9th October 2023

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It’s always wise to check customer reviews before taking out a new pet insurance policy to be confident that the provider is reputable. We gather Animal Friends pet insurance reviews to help you make an informed decision.

Animal Friends offers pet insurance for dogs, cats and horses. There are a variety of policies available for each animal type, such as Accident only, Lifetime cover and more. Animal Friends offers specialist policies for older pets, as well as kittens, puppies and foals.

Are you considering Animal Friends as your insurer of choice? Take a look at our Animal Friends pet insurance reviews to gain valuable insights into the provider and its policies. Find out how satisfied customers are and whether they would renew their policies. Learn about the customer service and claims process. Reading customer reviews can help you feel confident that your pet is well protected.

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Animal Friends Pet Insurance reviews (636)

Review of the Animal Friends, Pet Insurance:

More Like Animal Enemies

I feel they should be called 'Animal enemies'. Reading posts on here, it seems there is a pattern of not paying out..... Due to CoVid-19 our vets refused the groom our long-haired cats coat, advising I would have to do it. It got so bad the cat was in distress, so I tried to remove one large matted clump of fur which was hard to see & puss was struggling. I unfortunately caused an accidental wound requiring stitches from an emergency vets. Four nights later he had projectile vomiting and was dehydrafted so had to go back for more treatment. Believe it or not Animal friends refused both claims, saying they were linked, and that they don't cover 'grooming'. I've asked for a review saying it wasn't grooming, and the vets wrote 2 letters to them saying it was accidental injury in understandable but very unusual circumstances and emergency surgery was required, imploring them to cover the claim, but they won't change their opinion. I have now taken the time to read through all the policy paperwork and the policy with Animal friends does have some very unhelpful clauses. These include that under vets fees it states that if out of hours charges for vets fees are being contemplated, not only must a pre-authorisation be obtained but also that they will not cover out of hours charges unless the animal is in a life threatening condition. If one would assume that might not for instance include a broken leg or similar injury, I find it quite shocking that there terms could result in an animal suffering over a weekend needlessly. After this experience we will be looking elsewhere for insurance for our cat and I would advise anyone to read terms VERY carefully before selecting ‘Animal Friends’ who I do not believe are as friendly as they claim! Reviewed on: 22nd May 2020

Good value cover

Best price I could find with comparity cover from other providers Reviewed on: 12th February 2025

First time we've insured with Animal Friends, accide...

First time we've insured with Animal Friends, accident-only policy. Never needed to make a claim (and hopefully never will!) so no idea about their performance. Free video vet service is a nice addition Reviewed on: 1st October 2024

Easy journey to purchase, clear documents, helpful c...

Easy journey to purchase, clear documents, helpful content, good value. Reviewed on: 9th September 2024

Good customer service .

So far I have thankfully never had to claim. However whenever I have needed to ck tact them the customer service has been great. Reviewed on: 4th September 2024

excellent customer service

excellent customer service , i have had to claim twice for one of my dogs and the process was simple and quick Reviewed on: 27th August 2024

Claims paid in days

Unfortunately we’ve had a few vets visits with our dog. Claims are submitted by our vets and reviewed and paid in a matter of days by Animal Friends. Excellent service. Reviewed on: 25th August 2024

Great value for money!

Great value for money! I pay £6.99 a month and also have access to a 24 hour online vet service Reviewed on: 25th August 2024

Good Cover, Reasonable Price

Easy to get quotes, and compare levels of cover. Reviewed on: 24th August 2024

Excellent insurance for older dogs

We have an older dog and each time we have needed to use our insurance to help with medical costs the agents at Animal friends have been caring and sympathetic. Money is transferred rapidly with no chasing required. The policy we have is very transparent so we know the exact costs prior to a claim. Reviewed on: 24th August 2024

Really easy to see policy details, competitive prici...

Really easy to see policy details, competitive pricing and brilliant added extras included, such as video vet calls. Lifetime cover was a must for me and they offer this which is fantastic. It’s easy to submit claims. Reviewed on: 23rd August 2024

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