Why Buy Local?
Supporting your pet, your local veterinary practice, and your community.
When You Buy Local
- Your profits stay in the community, supporting local jobs and families
- You get personal recommendations, because we know you and your pets
- Profits help reduce the cost escalation in medical and surgical services
- It improves the overall care for your pet via investment in skilled staff, and advanced medical equipment, and expanded availability
- It strengthens local tax revenue, supporting schools, parks and other community services.
- It promotes local economic stability, keeping money circulating in our local economy
- It encourages community investment such as supporting local charities and businesses
When You Buy Online
- Profits go to some of the worlds wealthiest families
- You get limited guidance from trained professionals
- It increases pressure to raise prices for medical and surgical services
- It provides no investment in local veterinary care and it contributes little to nothing to local taxes or public services
- Profits leave the community, thereby decreasing overall community health
- Provides no meaningful support for local businesses or initiatives
Why This Matters
We respect your right to choose where you purchase your pets medication and will gladly write you a prescription to fill at the pharmacy of your choice. However, when you purchase from us, you’re not just purchasing medication…you are helping us provide better care for you pet.
Support or team and strengthen our entire community. Your purchase allows us to better invest in our skilled team, advanced medical equipment, and improve availability, so that we can help you when you need us most.
Ready to become a client of Lakeside Animal Hospital?
Give us a call at (804) 570-1204 or Request an Appointment