Location: Seattle, Washington
Sector: Pet Services
Founded: 2012
Employee owned since: 2023
Number of employees at the time of transition: 50
Support from: Northwest Cooperative Development Center
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- Seattle Times – If a co-op works for REI and groceries, why not veterinary care? (2024)
- Veterinary Advantage – Building Something Together: Vet Clinic Employee Ownership (2024)
- Seattle Met – Seattle Is Getting Its First Vet Co-Op (2024)
- Veterinary Practice News – Are worker cooperatives the future of the vet industry? (2024)
- DVM 360 – Seattle’s Urban Animal debuts veterinary worker cooperative (2023)
- Seattle Refined – Seattle’s Urban Animal redefines pet care with worker co-op (2023)
- Northwest NewsRadio – Deeper Dive with Kim Shepard (2023) audio
- AAHA – Are worker cooperatives an alternative to the corporatization of vet med? (2023)
- Today’s Veterinary Business – Seattle’s Urban Animal Shifts to Worker Co-op (2023)
- VIN – Worker cooperatives come to veterinary medicine (2023)
- Osbourne Northwest – Empowering Employees: Seattle’s Urban Animal Launches Worker Cooperative Model (2023)
Employee Owned Small Businesses Supported by the Northwest Cooperative Development Center
