You can plan all you want, and meet and strategize until the cows come home, but somehow what you’re doing stays just this side of real until certain things happen. Hiring a clinic vet is one of those things.
UCAN is pleased to announce that we have done just that. Starting February 19th, Dr. David Maloney will be the UCAN Spay/Neuter Clinic staff veterinarian.
Dr. Dave comes with a unique and stellar pedigree. He is the son of Faith Maloney, one of the founders of Best Friends Animal Society, and grew up in that special Kanab, UT, environment, working around the Angel Canyon sanctuary and always surrounded by animals.
A graduate of Ross University, Dr. Dave has spent the last two years as a staff veterinarian at Best Friends. Prior to that, he served as clinic manager at the sanctuary and was a registered vet tech.
Dr. Dave views working at the UCAN clinic as an extension of the Best Friends mission of reducing the numbers of unwanted companion animals. Spaying and neutering to prevent pet over-population is UCAN’s mission, and a calling that Dr. Dave is drawn to answer.
When he arrives in Cincinnati later this month, he will be greeted by the sight of construction on the UCAN Spay/Neuter Clinic being nearly finished, with equipment installed or ready to install and key staff positions filled by clinic Executive Director Sarah Skoglund. The UCAN transport van will be ready to roll after a little detailing to promote its sponsors, and plans for a gala March 24-25th clinic open house will be in the final stages of development.
A year ago, we wouldn’t have believed we could have come so far so fast. We couldn’t have believed our good fortune in securing such a skilled and dedicated veterinarian, or in hiring an executive director who brings with her 15+ years of management experience through her work with the League for Animal Welfare.
We had the vision and the passion, the commitment and the dream. What was lacking was the reality. Now, we nearly have that…
(Photo courtesy of Best Friends Animal Society.)
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