Author: Corinne Whiting

Proudly woman-owned and LGBTQ, Seattle-based Urban Animal aims to combat the unprecedented corporatization of the veterinary industry. Urban Animal offers option-based veterinary medicine, and because the team knows that owning a pet can be expensive, it’s based on the belief that care should be accessible to everyone. As another way to break down barriers, for one day each month, Urban Animal donates its clinic and employee salaries to offer complimentary veterinary services and health care to pets of qualified low-income and homeless pet owners in Seattle.As the first worker cooperative veterinary practice, Urban Animal allows its 110 employees to share…