Category Archives: News
Veterinary Advantage | Building Something Together
Urban Animal’s worker cooperative is in the news again with a profile in the most recent issue of Veterinary Advantage, the official publication of NAVC (North American Veterinary Community). “Building Something Together”, by our founder Cherri Trusheim, DVM, is the cornerstone article of the publication’s focus on Creating a Brighter Future. This is a perfect […]
Seattle Met | Urban Animal’s Veterinary Cooperative
Launched in the fall of 2023, Urban Animal is disrupting the industry with the nation’s largest veterinary cooperative. Gaining traction by spreading the word, Urban’s founder, Dr. Cherri Trusheim is building a worker cooperative in Seattle. READ THE ARTICLE Share the post “Seattle Met | Urban Animal’s Veterinary Cooperative” FacebookPinterestTwitterEmail
A Respiratory Illness in Dogs
If you’re a dog lover, you may have heard different news stories referencing a respiratory disease affecting dogs in different states including Oregon. Urban wanted to weigh in. WHAT IS KNOWN (at this time) The causative agent is unknown, but is likely viral in nature, and may be a complex of more than one organism. […]
Deeper Dive with Kim Shepard | The Launch of Urban Animal’s Veterinary Cooperative
Urban’s founder, Dr. Cherri Trusheim is set to disrupt the veterinary industry by doing something different – building a worker cooperative. In lieu of corporate and private equity influence, Urban Animal is transitioning into employee ownership, in a model popular in Europe and focused on governance and giving workers a voice. Urban Animal is poised […]
Let’s Talk About Affordability
In 2012, Urban Animal was founded on smart and sensible veterinary care with a mission to provide affordable care for all dogs and cats in our community. The change the veterinary industry has undergone over the last several years has drastically affected costs and how medicine is practiced in the industry at-large. Many practices are […]
Frustrated? Urban Animal would like to share a few thoughts.
To all Urban Animal clients, *PLEASE READ* Whether you’ve been frustrated with your veterinary care or think you may need veterinary care in the near future. THE STATE OF THINGS Urban Animal understands it’s been a challenging stretch of time to receive veterinary care. Most days there’s 2-5 hour wait times to see a veterinarian – […]
Our hours of operation will be 8am-8pm Monday – Friday
Dear Valued Urban Animal Clients, In a continued effort to provide high quality veterinary care, using the smart and sensible approach expected at Urban Animal, we will be returning all three locations to our original Walk-In Model of Care. We are getting back to our roots! Additionally, EFFECTIVE JUNE 19, 2021, Urban Animal will also […]
Capitol Hill resuming walk-in hours!
Starting Monday, May 3rd our Capitol Hill Location will be resuming walk-in hours. Hours: Monday-Friday 8 am – 5 pm Saturday, Sunday 9 am – 2 pm Share the post “Capitol Hill resuming walk-in hours!” FacebookPinterestTwitterEmail
Urban Animal Vaccine Clinic
In order to accommodate for the lack of wellness and vaccine availability over the last year, Urban Animal is excited to announce that we will be hosting a vaccine clinic Tuesday, May 4th from 11am – 2pm at our Capitol Hill location. The vaccine clinic will be for well pets only, and will be […]
Changes to visit policy
Our mission has always been to provide accessible, high quality veterinary care as a “walk-in” clinic and urgent care services for the communities around us. Due to the Covid-19 health crisis we have had to significantly change our walk-in process and policies in order to keep our clients and staff safe, and stay true to our […]
