WHO WE ARE       Our Beginning    Our Mission    Our Vision    Our Structure Our Beginning In the aftermath of Katrina, we returned to find our clinic severely damaged. Or so it seemed at first glance. However, even though the front of the building was gone, there was miraculously, very little water damage inside. While standing in the parking lot about 20 minutes after arriving, a car raced in and the people jumped out crying “thank God you’re open, our Boxer has been seizuring for over an hour and we’ve been driving around trying to find a vet open!!!” We knew then that we had to stay and be open. We then began seeing patient after patient with serious medical needs but no means to pay. Most of the people were homeless and jobless at this point. Most of them were from New Orleans, Slidell, and the Mississippi coast and now displaced wondering where they would be going from day to day. We knew that we could not turn them away so we just treated them with whatever was needed. It became obvious that we would need help to continue doing this, so Deb and I contacted our friends and founded the Veterinary Relief Foundation. Shortly thereafter, we started receiving donations to ensure that the care of animals in need in the aftermath of Katrina could continue. MORE -->>