Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation
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Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation
Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation FY 2014–2015 Impact Report COMMUNITY I M PAC T T H R O U G H MISSION-DRIVEN PROGRAMS LETTER FROM: Dr. J. Scott Mellina and Leah Ann Tibbitts Dear Friends, This last year was another year of growth and success for the Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation (TVMF). What we have built with your partnership spans 37 years, and we want to extend sincere thanks for your belief in our mission. As we embark on a new year, we believe your continued faith in our mission will inspire others to join our efforts to better care for animals, effectively educate community members and lend support to veterinary professionals throughout the state of Texas. Perhaps what we love most about our TVMA members and Foundation supporters is the profound sense of community we have with one another. This was never more apparent than when we mourned with our friend and colleague over his devastating clinic fire last June. An electrical fire completely destroyed Dr. Kenneth “Kenny” Kimbrough’s animal clinic, and 38 animals lost their lives in the blaze. Out of this awful tragedy, our friends and supporters brought immeasurable hope. More than $33,000 was raised in just two weeks to support rebuilding efforts for Kimbrough Animal Hospital. The Foundation Board of Trustees awarded an emergency contribution of $2,500 to assist Dr. Kimbrough and pledged to match donations made for Dr. Kimbrough up to a total of $10,000. The quick response of TVMA members and TVMF supporters to help a friend in need is exactly what we have come to expect of the amazing community that embodies these two organizations. It is thanks to the commitment and dedication of these friends and supporters that we are able to share more exciting milestones from 2014. The TVMF PALS Program, which provides fundamental health care for animals belonging to homebound community members, continues to experience tremendous growth. With more than 200 clients and companion animals on the waiting list, TVMF is working tirelessly to accommodate all the homebound neighbors in need J. Scott Mellina, DVM President, Board of Trustees of help with the assistance of our community partners—Meals on Wheels and More (MOWAM) in Austin and the Brazos Valley Community Action Agency Meals on Wheels in Bryan/College Station. New service areas include an expansion into Williamson County. We anticipate new community partnerships in the coming years that will enable us to serve even further beyond the Greater Austin and Bryan/College Station communities. Our community awareness programs continue to grow by leaps and bounds. During this past year, TVMF partnered with TexVetPets.org and Texas veterinarians to host seven events in four cities. TexVetPets.org was successfully launched in 2014 and continues to serve as a timely and relevant resource for pet owners. Created in partnership with TVMA, TexVetPets.org takes the partnership between pet owner and veterinarian online, offering pet caregivers a health resource that provides the most accurate and reliable information available on the web. The Rusk Veterinary Grant Program, which provides financial assistance to low-income families who need help to care for their pet family members, awarded the inaugural grant to support Shammie, a hearing-impaired feline, and her owner, Ms. Baker. TVMA member veterinarian Dr. Anmarie Macfarland of San Antonio applied for Rusk Program assistance on behalf of Ms. Baker and Shammie. What a wonderful snapshot of TVMF’s mission at work! These milestones are just a few examples of the exciting work happening through TVMF in our Texas community. Thank you again for believing in our mission and supporting TVMF with your time, talents and treasures. We share our FY 2014-2015 accomplishments and milestones with you because they simply would not have been possible without each and every one of our friends and supporters. Cheers to another wonderful year ahead of us! Leah Ann Tibbitts Director, TVMF WHO do we SERVE? TVMF serves pet owners and veterinary professionals across the state of Texas HOW do we SERVE? Buck-A-Year Program Through this program, TVMF supports the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Scientist Research Training Program (VMSRTP) by providing scholarships to students and exposing these aspiring young professionals to cutting-edge research within the veterinary profession. Student fellows conduct full-time research during a 12-week period in the summer under the advice and direction of a faculty mentor. In addition to conducting research, students participate on field trips to other research sites to broaden and enrich their exposure to veterinary research. The program concludes with a research conference and a closing banquet. SNAPSHOT OF MISSION, VISION AND IMPACT For 37 years, we have served the Texas community of pet owners and veterinary professionals through mission-driven programs. Our MISSION TVMF promotes the well-being of animals and strengthens the human-animal bond in partnership with Texas veterinary professionals. This year’s TVMF grant recipients were Kelly Rozas and Gena Esposito. This summer, Rozas worked in the laboratory of Dr. Morgan Scott (Veterinary Pathobiology), and her project was on the Our VISION “Impacts of Alternatives to Antibiotics Professional integrity and public on Antimicrobial Resistance of Escheducation for responsible stewardship erichia coli in Production Swine,” while of animals Esposito worked in the laboratory of Dr. Jan Suchodolski (Veterinary Small Animal Clinical Sciences) on “Beta-Hydroxybutyrate and Gluconolactone as Possible Bioindicators in Dogs with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.” Rozas is passionate about her research project because of how enormously relevant the topic of antibiotic resistance is today. The lab staff she encountered through the course of her project inspired her. She believes the experience she garnered through this opportunity will open the door to new and exciting career possibilities, specifically in a mixed animal practice. She feels so fortunate to have been selected to participate in the VMSRTP. What interested Esposito most about participating in the VMSRTP was learning how veterinary research differed from ecology research, where most of her experience lies. Esposito believes the exposure to the VMSRTP will help make her a better clinician as her project has clear clinical applications. “Irritable bowel disease and other chronic enteropathies can be difficult to diagnose and manage,” she said. “The project I am working on is trying to combat this issue through the use of biomarkers. The idea that my research might help clinicians diagnose difficult cases and help clients get faster answers and solutions for their pets [inspires me to do what I do].” Left to right: Gena Esposito and Kelly Rozas Congratulations to both candidates on their selection to participate in VMSRTP. We expect to see great things from both students in the future! Community Education This program educates Texas pet owners on proper animal care and the importance of regular veterinarian visits. TVMF achieves this by offering awareness events that are free to the public, such as the Pet Heatstroke Prevention Awareness events that are held each summer in various Texas cities and rank as TVMF’s most popular community outreach event. During this past year, TVMF partnered with TexVetPets.org and Texas veterinarians to host seven events in four cities. During heatstroke awareness events, pet owners can learn how to prevent heatstroke, how to recognize the signs of heatstroke and what to do if their pet overheats. Each pet owner who stops by receives information and a goody bag that includes a heat index chart and a brochure outlining the signs of heatstroke, how to prevent it and what to do if a pet overheats. Also included with the educational materials distributed to the pet-owning public is information about TexVetPets.org, where pet owners can access timely, relevant and accurate information on a wide variety of pet health topics. Because these events are always free, TVMF depends on community and professional collaborations and donations to help strengthen the reach and impact of these efforts. TVMA member veterinarians have partnered with TVMF across the state to host heatstroke awareness events in their own communities. Because of these events, heatstroke awareness reached hundreds of Texas pet owners who are now educated on how to prevent heatstroke, how to recognize the signs of heatstroke and what to do if their pet overheats. A TVMF/TVP Pet Education and Heatstroke Awareness Event in Dallas “Heatstroke is one of the most critical, often fatal emergencies that we see in Texas. The toughest thing about heatstroke is that it is preventable! When we held our heatstroke awareness event in Dallas, it was amazing to see how unaware people were about the prevalence of heatstroke and what the signs were. It is also important to get the word out about how to properly address heatstroke since some common ‘tips’ that people hear can actually make things worse. We were able to reach a large group of Dallas pet lovers during our event, and I am so grateful to the Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation for providing the materials, setup and support that was necessary to make our event a success.” — Dr. Nancy Turner, TVMF Supporter A TVMF PALS program participant and his companion animal TVMF Pets Assisting the Lives of Seniors (PALS) The purpose of the TVMF PALS program is to provide fundamental health care for the animals belonging to homebound community members enrolled in the Austin and Bryan/College Station Meals on Wheels (MOW) PALS (Pets Assisting the Lives of Seniors) programs and to thus to keep these animals and their families united as long as possible. Imagine the thought of having to surrender your animal simply because you have limited mobility and may be homebound. How detrimental would this separation be for both human owner and pet companion? The goal of TVMF PALS is simple. TVMF and MOW strive to support homebound community members who are at risk of losing their pets at times of crisis only because no one is there to help them. When a challenging situation becomes too progressed, the pet must be separated from their family. Neither the pet nor the pet owner wins when a pet is removed from the care of its homebound owner. TVMF is partnering with MOW through the TVMF PALS program to intervene before this happens. Clients are not required to pay anything if they are unable to afford veterinary care. Our goal is simple. We strive to keep homebound community members and their animal family members together as long as possible. Every individual served through this program is low-income. With the help of TVMF friends and supporters, we are making a difference for homebound community members who may otherwise be separated from their beloved pet and thus deprived of the many benefits of a healthy, long-lived pet and the human-animal bond. “The positive impact that the TVMF PALS partnership has had on [Meal on Wheels and More of Austin] clients and their pets is hard to put into words. It provides a level of veterinary care that the vast majority of our clients could never afford or access on their own. Beyond lifting the financial burden, it lifts the emotional burden, the constant worry that our elderly and disabled clients have when they know their pets need care they cannot provide. That value is immeasurable. It cannot be counted, but it can be seen in the joyful eyes and smiles of our clients every time we bring a pet home from their check-up.” — Heather Allard, MOWAM PALS Coordinator “I’m a widow, and my pet helps to fill the void in my life. Having your program allows me to have him. I’m on Social Security, and that doesn’t go far. Thank you, and God bless you all.” — TVMF PALS Client Rusk Veterinary Grants The Rusk Veterinary Grants offer financial assistance for low-income families in need of medical or surgical intervention for their beloved pet. These one-time grants aim to preserve the human-animal bond by funding life-saving or life-changing veterinary care for a pet that might otherwise be relinquished, euthanized or enduring prolonged suffering. This grant program is named in honor of U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Colton Rusk and Eli, the bomb-sniffing dog assigned to Rusk in his post as a military dog handler. When Rusk was killed by sniper fire in Afghanistan on December 6, 2010, Eli threw his body on his fallen handler and stayed with him until other Marines arrived at the scene. TVMF wanted to further recognize the service of both Eli and Rusk by creating a veterinary grant program named in their honor because their relationship exemplifies the strength of the human-animal bond. TexVetPets.org TexVetPets.org is a new offering provided in partnership between TVMF and TVMA. It is a pet health information website with an emphasis on current, reliable and peer-reviewed content. Each article is written by a member of TVMA or TEVA and reviewed by two veterinarians. TexVetPets.org also includes features like a gallery where visitors can upload photos of their pets, a glossary with definitions of diseases and commonly used terms and a news and events page. The idea for this program is to connect pet owners with reliable, accurate information from veterinary professionals outside of the exam room. Memorial Gift Program TVMF’s Memorial Gift program is for those who wish to remember a deceased individual or pet. Memorial donations help fund the efforts of the Foundation, including the Emergency Student Grant Fund, stethoscopes for new veterinary students, owner education programs and the Rusk Veterinary Grant program. Shammie is the first recipient of the Rusk Veterinary Grant Online Pet Memory Gallery Pets bring joy and companionship into our lives. When we lose a pet, we lose a family member. TVMF provides a wonderful and lasting way for pet owners to celebrate the special bond between humans and animals while paying tribute to the memory of a beloved pet. Launched in the summer of 2012, TVMF’s online Pet Memorial Gallery serves as a location where memories are preserved, respected and honored—always. With a $10 gift, pet owners can create an online memorial for their beloved animals. All donations made in honor of a pet in the online Pet Memorial Gallery benefit the TVMF PALS (Pets Assisting the Lives of Seniors) program. “I sent my veterinarian a thank-you card, but I wanted to say thank you to [the Foundation] too. As you know, my precious kitty died recently, and our veterinarian sent a donation to your Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation in her memory. I was so touched to receive the card and to have the opportunity to post a picture and bio to the Memorial Wall! It’s like being able to have an obituary for a pet, and I never expected to find anything like that. It was such a thoughtful gesture from the veterinarian, and I told him and his office as much in a thank-you note. Thank you, [TVMF], for coming up with such a wonderful idea! What an easy way to help ease someone’s pain from losing a pet while doing good with a charitable contribution at the same time.” — Jennifer Barrera, Pet Memorial Wall Contributor Texas Animal Hall of Fame Each year, TVMF honors exceptional animals through the Texas Animal Hall of Fame. This annual tradition began in 1984 and supports the Foundation’s mission to honor the human-animal bond and allow animal lovers to share in celebrating their pet’s accomplishments by serving as nominators. The 2014 Texas Animal Hall of Fame hero inductee was Jag Bowen, a German Shepard that alerted his human family to the fact that someone had broken into their home two years after they rescued him from the Killeen Animal Shelter. Due to Jag calling attention to the home invasion, the perpetrator was apprehended and eventually convicted. Jag’s heroism saved the Bowen family once again when he awoke his sleeping family during a house fire last year. Jag suffers from Cauda Equina syndrome, a condition that makes his rear legs weak and atrophied, sometimes requiring him to rely on a wheelchair for mobility. This makes his heroism all the more remarkable as the devotion Jag has for his family gave him the strength to crawl up into bed with Mr. Bowen and alert him to the fire. Despite these emerging challenges, Jag’s family remains loyal in their love and care and forever grateful for the impact their adopted pet has had on their lives. Kelsie, a nationally certified therapy dog with Therapy Dogs Incorporated and the founding dog for the Train A Dog-Save A Warrior Ambassador Therapy Dog program, was named the 2014 Texas Animal Hall of Fame companion inductee for her service as a wounded warrior’s angel. Kelsie has served as the model for several therapy dog programs in Texas and was the driving force and inspiration for the creation of the national organization Paws and Stripes. This extraordinary and outstanding dog works side by side with hundreds of wounded warriors to relieve their stress, pain, fears and anxiety and to quiet the horrors of war. Echo, a loyal companion and guide dog to John Bramblitt, was selected as the 2014 Texas Hall of Fame inductee in the professional category. Echo was trained at Guide Dogs of Texas, the only guide dog school in the state that provides guide dogs for Texans who are visually impaired to increase their freedom, mobility and independence. Echo’s temperament is beautifully suited for guide work as she is willing, calm, confident and smart. Echo and John, a blind visual artist and painter, have been an unstoppable team since 2009. Echo has made what John most loves to do possible. She gives him the freedom and confidence to travel to new cities, navigate new hotels and airports and conduct his interviews, programs and painting workshops. The impact Echo has had on John’s life is immeasurable, and it filers into the impact John has on many others. Jag Kelsie Echo 2015 has already proven to be a busy and productive year! So far... 2 $13,000 90 $19,035 emergency assistance grants have been awarded to veterinary students, helping them to further their education; pets have received wellness exams, vaccinations and a year’s supply of flea and heartworm preventative – all at no cost to the homebound owner; 4 was generously contributed through the TVMF auction at the TVMA Annual Conference; and has been raised (fiscal year-todate) to support the TVMF PALS programs in Austin and Bryan/College Station. companion animals of homebound community members are eating painfree thanks to recently completed dentals; Funding Impact by Program Education and Public Awareness Student Enhancement Humane Outreach and Animal Welfare 2.79% Research Support 29.46% 44.87% 22.87% Expenses Fundraising $6,773 Program $171,623 Management and General $106,568 2.38% BOARD OF TRUSTEES J. Scott Mellina, DVM, President Fort Worth, TX Tyler Anderson, Vice President Austin, TX H. Keven McShane, DVM, Treasurer The Hills, TX 37.40% 60.23% Wade Burton, DVM, Secretary Liberty Hill, TX Susan Culp, DVM Georgetown, TX Roger Smith, DVM College Station, TX Tracy McAdoo, DVM Houston, TX Chad Harris, DVM Austin, TX Revenue Other Income (Legacy gifts) $1,132,409 Program Service Revenue $168,700 3.60% 1.43% Invesment Income $45,987 Donations $19,586 Roddy Riddles Weatherford, TX Everett Seale Austin, TX Elaine Acker Austin, TX TVMA Executive Committee Members John Bruker, DVM Las Cruces, NM 12.34% Steve Golla, DVM Lockhart, TX TAMU CVM Student Representative Daphne Dodd 82.86% 8104 Exchange Drive • Austin, Texas 78754 Phone: 512/452-4224 • Email Leah Ann Tibbitts at ltibbitts@tvma.org THANK YOU DONOR LIST The Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation would like to thank the following fiscal year 2014 - 2015 donors for their generous support of our charitable work in communities across Texas. $1 to $249 Frances Dover Kristen Hartford, DVM Michelle Tucker, DVM Abel Almendárez Angeline Zamorano Arreola Champions Forest Animal Clinic Corinth Veterinary Clinic Enchanted Oaks Animal Hospital Haslet Veterinary Clinic Jennifer Barrera Karen Pearson Kathleen Tollison Kingdom Animal Hospital Little House Animal Hospital Manchaca Road Animal Hospital Mike & Pat Prather Oliver Animal Hospital Sheryl Dodson Mesa Veterinary Clinic David and Delores Whatley Lark Demler Leah Atwood, DVM Melba Allen Ruby Phillips Stacy Pritt, DVM Windsor Park Animal Hospital Rusty J Clampit, DVM Abrams Forest Vet Clinic Alice Hudman Arlington North Animal Clinic~ Inc. Catherine L Clinton, DVM Cecilia Borunda Chris Miller Corrine H Quast Dallas County Veterinary Hospital Dan K Ahrens Devorah Jakubowsky Donna Jackson Doug and Sharon Hunt Emma Childress Gulf Coast Animal Emergency Hospital Kathryn J Broaddus Kelly E Wiggins, DVM Larkin A Buechmann Lisa Pizanie Lucy Bobbitt Lucy F. Faulkner, DVM Marsha Cain Marsha Green-Ziegler Mary Alice & Jim West Mary Rich Patricia Dee Zook Bell Summer L Quirsfeld, DVM Marshall Animal Hospital James Michael Hicks, DVM Ann Hitt Anna Kathryn Webb Billie & Lucy Proctor Carol Grunden Carol-Lynne Meissner, DVM Clear Creek Animal Hospital (Sanger) Dave Craig David Steinfeld Deborah A Payne Diana M Lozano Diana M Mendoza Gaynie and Roger Gras Heidi B Lobprise, DVM Johanne Woodruff Julie Habegger Kelly L Wedgwood Kenny & Norma Bonner Liz and Mark Wheeler Margaret E Pope, DVM Mary Araujo Michelle Renee Wilbanks, DVM Mike Donegan Nicole Talbot Philip & Mareta Allen Robert and Laurie Riggs Sue & Jim Brusenhan Voss Road Animal Hospital Warren H Kinsey Daryl L Williams, DVM Cheryle Zahm Chris & Christine Trendel Cypress Creek Pet Care Dan & Rose Adams Grandview Veterinary Clinic Joseph Alan Chase June Curtice Rice Village Animal Hospital Westgate Pet and Bird Hospital Larry W Kimberlin, DVM Kathy D Johns Laqueta Bottoms Linda Semliear Ronald C. Ruff Terry P Ray, DVM Alfreda Deschamps Meador Barbara Helen Kirtland Cecilia Bowers Gina McCasland Riverside Veterinary Clinic Tanya C Tamborello, DVM Donald James Cleary, DVM Tommy M Wilks, DVM Woodville Veterinary Clinic Mary E Mainster, DVM Brenham Veterinary Hospital Britta R Huckabee, DVM Brownsville Veterinary Hospital Carmen McCracken Catherine King Century Animal Hospital Companion Animal Hospital -Brownsville Conny Henry Cornerstone Animal Clinic Dan R Kirby, DVM Deborah Dianne Davis, DVM Dorothy Houk East Lake Veterinary Center Evelyn M Kleb Greg & Gina Gilbert Harris County VMA Holly Funderburk Jerry M Hill Joanne B Murphey, DVM Julia Lassiter Kleinbrook Animal Hospital, PC Kyle and Christina Hollwarth Las Cruces Animal Emergency Clinic Leah Overman Liz Dubuis Margaret Torregrossa Maria Mata Mark N Jousan, DVM Mary Anne White, DVM Mary Barborak Mary Jane Crews Melisa Finfer Misty Muncy Neil and Sheila Tucker Robert L Wilson, DVM Rosemary C Lindsey, DVM Scott Terry Tracey Carter Travis M Schaar, DVM Wallace L Kleb Jan M Smith, DVM Linda Carole White, DVM Danette D Schweers, DVM Pamela Lewis Demarious K Frey Lake Country Animal Hopsital Montgomery Thomas G Murnane, DVM Laddie A Van Dyke, DVM Adobe Animal Hospital East Ridge Veterinary Hospital L. Carole White, DVM Sealy Veterinary Clinic Robert R Kellogg, DVM Veterans Memorial Drive Animal Hospital Erika Haschke Pickens, DVM Gari Gardner Sweetwater Veterinary Hospital Cass County Veterinary Clinic Key City Veterinary Clinic Manchaca Village Veterinary Care Michael J Joyner, DVM Mike L Andrews, DVM Pineywoods Veterinary Clinic Lu Ann Ervin, DVM Alysia R Van Scoy, DVM Amy’s Private Home Health Care Service Ann M Kivney, DVM Big Country Veterinary Clinic Bill Stroman Caldwell Veterinary Clinic Carol S Eddy, DVM Carole A Price, DVM Carrie Ann Giordano, DVM Cherry A Seaton, DVM Cindy Peterson Connie M Lindley, DVM David H Foster, DVM David Hayes Dawn Comer Debra Wells Dolores Harper Dru Ann Spring Elizabeth C Templeman, DVM Four Paws Animal Hospital Gilbert & Martha Salazar Glenn and Valerie Cochran H. Keven McShane, DVM Jacob K Julius, DVM James D Hudson, DVM James David Loftis, DVM James McComas James R Moebius, DVM Jennifer Whatley, DVM Jered K Johnston, DVM John A Shadduck, DVM John L Scott, DVM Karla and George Buchanan Kathleen Wilkinson, DVM Kathryn Steininger Kenneth Hill Kimberly Q Bodner, DVM Lawrence Douglas Ashburn, DVM Leslie A Sirmons, DVM Lisa A Lowenstein, DVM Lisa Coursey Lisa Payne Loretta Ann Ehrlund, DVM Lori M Teller, DVM Mary Kate Lawler, DVM Mary Nell Winner Melissa Rabalais Michael Derby Mike L Bloomer, DVM Mike Morgan Nicole Saucedo Ninna Lopez North Creek Animal Hospital Patricia Lehrling Paul Cook Paula Deforrest Rex Madden Rhonda E Glanzer, DVM Rick Faulkner Robert E Osborne, DVM Robert R Griffith, DVM Rolf R Lippke, DVM Roxanne Wood Sonya R McClendon, DVM Stephanie L Sampson Steven & Machelle Robbins Stonebrook Veterinary Clinic Terry & Bettie Green Thomas W Dunn, DVM Tracy A McAdoo, DVM Tyler Anderson County Line Veterinary Clinic Cambridge Post Oak Animal Clinic Elizabeth Fowler, DVM Friendship Veterinary Center Kirk W Reese, DVM Kellie J Dodson, DVM Larry D Farley, DVM Bonnie S Harris, DVM Troy L Cobb, DVM Springtown Veterinary Hospital Michael Drew Dixon, DVM James P Sharp, DVM Anne P Osher, DVM Clifford M Honnas, DVM Hady Pharis Brown Kyle Animal Hospital Mariah Coakley, DVM Paris Veterinary Clinic Philip T James, DVM Richard A Reinap, DVM Thomas G Murnane V.E.T. Care Hospital and Pet Resort Dena S Hess Donna L Medford, DVM Guadalupe Valley Veterinary Clinic Archer Road Animal Hospital Bill Fowler Charles and Marilyn LeBus Daniel W Kessel, DVM Darren Weiss, DVM E. Gerald Ford, DVM Frontier Veterinary Clinic Green Oaks North Pet Hospital Keith Vogel Lewis E Radicke, DVM Marie Luginbhyl Sam G Miller, DVM VCA Oak Hills Animal Hospital Coppell Veterinary Hospital Lawrence Eckermann, DVM Animal Medical Center of Plano Harold Wayne Ray, DVM Anderson Ridge Veterinary Hospital Robinson Drive Animal Hospital Susan M Culp, DVM Richter Animal Hospital $250 - $499 Bruce & Barbara McLean Catherine Stevens Oxer Claude William Jernigan, DVM Diana P Broach, DVM Elaine Acker Joe B Allen, DVM Kelly A Black, DVM Kimberly S Harrell, DVM Laura Jacobus Bay Creek Animal Clinic Altas Palmas Animal Clinic Billy M Jordan, DVM Chaparral Veterinary Center Washington Animal Clinic Jane Stephenson Mary Gonzales Roland F Lenarduzzi, DVM The Animal Clinic Terlingua Mobile Veterinary Services Rutherford Veterinary Hospital Pearce Veterinary Clinic Central Texas Animal Hospital Harvey S Brannen, DVM Flint Veterinary Clinic Kathryn A Dittman, DVM Pet Care Hospital Parkway Animal Hospital Bayside Animal Hospital Galveston Veterinary Clinic Star of Texas Veterinary Hospital Jordan Veterinary Clinic Highland Lakes Veterinary Clinic Heritage Veterinary Medical Center Lee Veterinary Hospital Charles B Stuckey, DVM Lorraine W Chalkley, DVM $500 - $999 Becky Acker Big Thicket Veterinary Clinic Bo A Brock, DVM Carlos E Bonnot, DVM Charles F Cruser, DVM Clay Farrell Dale S Lonsford Debra L Zoran, DVM Everett Y Seale Glen E Wilkinson, DVM Joseph Edwin Canon Mary Belle Glaze, DVM Nancy Mobley Peatus Boyd Randall S Murray, DVM Sharon T Shull, DVM Stephen L Burda, DVM Vanguard Vet Clinic Memorial Veterinary Pet Care Hospital Dallas Veterinary Surgical Center Dry Creek Veterinary Clinic Vickery Place Animal Hospital Wilcox Veterinary Clinic Creek View Veterinary Clinic Grote Veterinary Clinic Glenwood Animal Hospital El Abrigado Animal Clinic Champion Wood Animal Hospital East Lancaster Animal Hospital West Davis Veterinary Clinic Johnsen Animal Hospital Medical Veterinary Service Mobile Veterinary Clinic Castroville Veterinary Clinic Tall City Veterinary Hospital Mellina Animal Hospital Callahan County Veterinary Clinic Hall and Betsy Griffin Sherwood Animal Clinic Griffith Small Animal Hospital Olmos Park Animal Hospital Animal Hospital of Ovilla Washington Heights Veterinary Clinic 190 Animal Clinic Atascocita Animal Hospital - Vital Pet Brookdale Animal Hospital Dr. Roger & Nancy Leslie Smith Knickerbocker Road Animal Hospital Club Hill Animal Clinic Little Animal Hospital $1,000 - $1,499 Bryan D Ramsey, DVM Carissa Brown Center for Veterinary Specialty Care Janie A Carpenter, DVM John D Clader, DVM Mark Stover Office Depot Foundation The On Shore Foundation Richard Werline Robert D Gribble, DVM Sandra A Leyendecker, DVM NASA Pet Hospital Animal Hospital Highway 6 Abrams Royal Animal Clinic Wise County Animal Clinic Animal Clinic & Hospital - Midland Tyler Veterinary Center Louetta Veterinary Medical Center Firehouse Animal Health Center Lucas Veterinary Hospital Brodie Animal Hospital Forest Lake Animal Clinic - Seabrook Twin City Veterinary Clinic Manvel Animal Clinic Heights Veterinary Clinic Murphy Road Animal Hospital Southwest Texas Veterinary Medical Center Syler Veterinary Clinic Santa Fe Animal Hospital Southlake Animal Hospital Charles R Pipes, DVM Animal Hospital of Georgetown Guilbeau Station Animal Hospital Mesa Verde Animal Clinic League City Animal Clinic Memorial 610 Hospital for Animals $1,500 - $1,999 Teresa C Rowan, DVM Westbury Animal Hospital Kimbrough Animal Hospital $2,000 - $4,999 Sharon A Gaston, DVM Risinger Veterinary Hospital Four Paws @ Four Points Alamo Heights Pet Clinic, Inc Lake Olympia Animal Hospital Cypress Creek Animal Hospital $5,000 - $10,000 Banfield Charitable Trust Christine Buendel Jeanne M Lejeune, DVM Carl C. Anderson Sr. and Marie Jo Anderson Charitable Foundation Donald D. Hammill Foundation Austin Community Foundation We are deeply grateful to all donors. If your name has been misspelled, displayed incorrectly or inadvertently excluded, please accept our apologies.