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Being the kid every stray followed home and the magnet for injured wildlife, of course I wanted to be an animal doctor. Fortunately, I had parents who let me make the lost and orphaned part of our family. I majored in Animal Husbandry in college and attended the University of Missouri College Of Veterinary Medicine. I do my best to treat animals and people, as I would want to be treated. I am a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the American Animal Hospital Association(Practitioner Affiliate), California Veterinary Medical Association, and the Southern California Veterinary Medical Association. I have been a volunteer member of the Board of Trustees of the
Animal Health Foundation since 1969. I enjoy walking our "used racing dog”, Spy, gardening, reading and traveling.
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I have worked as a veterinarian for over 30 years, 25 of them at Sunnycrest. I do most of the surgery at the hospital so if you have any surgical questions I would be glad to answer them. My undergraduate degree is in Ecology and I graduated from the Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine. I have taken specialized courses in laser surgery, dentistry, and soft tissue surgery. In my spare time, I enjoy running marathons, reading, and playing with my two cats. I am a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, PETA, World Wildlife Fund, Wilderness Society, Nature Conservancy, Morris Animal Foundation, Marine Mammal Center, Rain Forest Action Network, American Birding Association, American Bird Conservancy, Sea Turtle Rescue Project, Ocean Conservancy, Greenpeace, and the Bolsa Chica Land Trust. My wife and I love to spend our vacations birding and trekking in exotic places.
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Dr. George received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Washington State University in 2000. She also earned a Bachelor's degree in Animal Science from U.C. Davis and a Master's Degree in Animal Science from Cal Poly-Pomona. Dr. George has a special interest in internal medicine.
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Dr. Jack was our primary relief doctor for many years. Unfortunately he lost his battle with cancer and passed away in October 2010. We all miss Dr. Jack but he is here with us and a part of our team in spirit and always will be. His compassion was and is an inspiration to our entire staff. Bob was an accomplished veterinarian and practiced the highest level of medicine and surgery. At the age of eight, Dr. Jack was patching up injured sheep on his family's farm. That experience motivated him to become an animal doctor. Bob was a big time Washington State Cougars Fans and his wife, Bonnie, continues the tradition! Dr. Jack was a founder and the President of the Society of Aquatic Veterinary Medicine and he and his wife Bonnie traveled the world scuba diving.
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Dr. Mark Kopit our visiting ultrasound doctor has over 20 years experience doing ultrasound and other specialized procedures. We are fortunate to have his expertise in our hospital for ultrasound examinations and internal medicine consultations. Dr. Kopit's friend Tula is always with him when he visits.
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My name is Tracy and I have given my heart to helping animals for most of my life. I am very fortunate that I get to spend my days helping these trusting creatures. Over the years, I have had the pleasure of rescuing many cats and working with doctors and a staff that I feel can truly make a difference.
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HI, my name is Shannon and my puppy is "Pistol”. I have worked at Sunnycrest Animal Care Center for over two years. I like working at Sunnycrest because of the animals we save and the clients we comfort. I love to hold the new puppies and kittens and show them around the office, puppy breath is the best :)
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My name is Nikki Honeybourne, and I have been working at Sunnycrest for almost 2 years. I am currently attending Cypress College and working on becoming a teacher. I have a deep love for animals and presently own two yellow labs and an English bulldog. I love my job and the experience of working daily with animals. I also love the fact that I learn something new everyday with the help of our two great doctors: Dr.Grimes and Dr.Glassberg.
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Hi! My name is Erin. Just thought I would give you a quick run down on who I am & why my picture is here on the internet. I work for Sunnycrest Animal Care Center & love it. Of course, I love animals. I love to visit & play with all the animals here in our boarding facility. I know they miss their family when they are staying with us so I feel it is of great importance to pay extra attention to all of them. I also love that we have grooming. It is always fun to see the expression on the owners' face when they see the beautiful job our groomers have done. Most of all I love it when we get the chance to assure the owners that everything is going to be ok, "Their pets are in good hands".
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My name is Ashley I have been working at Sunnycrest for 5 years in October. I love animals and enjoy working with them everyday. I enjoy working at Sunnycrest because it allows me to be around and help the animals that I love. |
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Hi, my name is Teresa; I have been working at Sunnycrest for about three and a half years. I am 4th year biology major at Cal Poly Pomona and I have three cats and two dogs. I enjoy working at Sunnycrest because I love animals and the amount of hands on interaction we get with them here is really great. Plus, the staff here has really become a second family to my animals and me.
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years at Sunnycrest have been both educational and heartwarming. To see the love
shared between owners and their pets is incredible and absolutely the best part
of each day! The help we provide is given with kindness and love. Sunnycrest is
a great place to go to every day!
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Michelle
I started working at Sunnycrest Animal Care Center in
June of 2011. I have two dogs, Princess Bella, Yogi Bear, and a fish named
Marley. Currently, I’m working on my degree in Animal Science, and will continue
my education to become a Veterinarian. What I really enjoy about working here is
meeting all the wonderful people and animals that visit the hospital each day,
knowing that in some way I have made a difference in their lives. I am grateful
to have been given the opportunity to learn from and work with such an
incredible team of doctors and staff. Animals have, and will always hold a
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Brittany
My name is Brittany and I'm a Veterinary
Technician here at Sunnycrest. I recently started working here and love it! My
love for helping animals has driven me to choose a career working with them. I
was once told that if you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your
life, and I believe it. In the picture with me is my buddy "Raisin." |
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Diane D.
I love working at Sunnycrest because it has always
been a dream of mine to help animals. The best part of my job is educating our
clients about the many aspects of being a responsible pet owner. |
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Kathy
Hi Everyone, I'm Kathy and my pit-bull puppy
is "Troy". I recently began working at Sunnycrest and I'm loving every minute of
it. There's nothing more rewarding than working with animals, I love all the
free kisses I get from them. As you can see... Troy also loves to give kisses!
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Amanda
My name is Amanda Adams and I love working at
Sunnycrest because I love animals! I am currently attending Cal Poly Pomona to
become an agriculture teacher to continue to full fill my passion for animals.
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its
animals are treated” - Mahatma Gandhi. Hope to see you around Sunnycrest!
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My name is Debbie and I love being a professional groomer. Animals have always been a big pleasure in my life, and working with them has always been something I loved and enjoyed. Meeting new clients and their pets is very rewarding to me at Sunnycrest. I love working for Sunnycrest because the staff is a lot of fun and entertaining. I have a miniature doxie named Treasure who I love dearly and I know she is in good hands with the doctors here.
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Martin is our expert bather and has been with us for 20 years. He loves the animals and does a great job bathing and brushing them.
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Hello, my name is Martha and I have been a member of the Sunnycrest Boarding team since 2004. I really love working with cats as well as with many other kinds of pets. I enjoy working here and playing with the boarding pets every day.
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I was dumped off at Sunnycrest Animal Care Center suffering a seizure. The doctors and staff nursed me back to health and I decided that they should all work for me since they were so happy to save my life. I do my best to run the place now and pretty much manage to get my way. I am always good comfort for the pets that come for help. I love all living creatures and fear none. |
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I’m Buster and was left at Mrs. PetLove’s Bed and
Breakfast Inn by my family who went on vacation and never came back to pick me
up. I was a resident upstairs in cat boarding for several months but when Tracy
realized my owners had abandoned me I got to move downstairs to live with Kenya
in the Treatment area. You can probably tell from my picture that I love to eat
and with a big staff taking care of me I’m good at making people think I haven’t
had my treats yet. |
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My name is Peggy Jack. I got my last name because Dr.
Jack saved my life. I was brought in after being in labor for three days by my
ex-owners. Dr. Jack saved me by taking me away from the people I used to live
with. He did a Caesarian Section to take a dead kitten out of me and against all
odds I survived with only a bad leg. That’s why they call me Peggy … even though
I don’t really have a “peg leg”, I do have one that doesn’t work too well.
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My name is Purrdy and that’s because everyone thinks I’m
pretty purrdy. I got dumped off at the stables by someone I don’t even remember.
I used to hang out in the garage at Sunnycrest and wait for someone to get to
work and let me inside. Whoever got to work first let me in and fed me a big
breakfast. After a few weeks I got adopted. When I first came they were going to
find me a home but I have such a great personality they just couldn’t let me go.
My spot is at the front desk where I spend most of the day supervising things. I
like to lie on the printer because it is nice and warm and being there gets me a
lot of attention. At night I stay with Peggy, Kenya and Buster back in
treatment. |
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