Assistants help our days run smoothly by assembling and sterilizing surgical packs, cleaning kennels, and providing animal restraint as well as lots of love!
Meet Our Assistants
Rhiannon Lightfoot
Rhiannon has been an assistant since 2016 and aspires to one day become a Registered Nurse. In her spare time, she enjoys painting and spending time at the beach swimming. She has a love for cats and sharks.
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Matthew Brown
Matthew loves hockey and his favourite team is the Montreal Canadiens and plays on a beer league team as a forward. He likes dogs, cats, and thunderstorms. His favourite season is fall and he owns a black lab named Winnie.
Klay Schaan-Terry
Klay started volunteering back in 2023 and we recruited her for a full time position as an assistant in 2025. She has 2 cats named Paul and Ghost.
Brittney Taylor
Brittney's love for animals started when she was a young girl, as she had the opportunity to spend some time on the farm with family and friends. Because of her love for animals, Britt decided to go into the Veterinary Assistant program at Robertson College where she graduated in 2020 with honors. Her goal is to attend the registered veterinary technician program to further her studies. In her spare time, she likes to do dock diving with her 3 year old Dog Clyde and to spend as much time with her partner outdoors as possible.