A new equine euthanasia service on the Vineyard is being championed by Island horse owners who say gaps in care have widened over the years due to the lack of veterinarians.
Equine experts and small animal veterinarians held a class recently in animal first aid to help address the lack of veterinary care on the Island.
Martha’s Vineyard Airport officials voted Thursday to approve a new lease for Animal Health Care Associates, one of the few remaining pet care facilities on the Island.
Island veterinarian Constance Breese is closing her practice as Animal Health Care Associates fights to retain its lease at the airport.
Kirsten Sauter, the now-retired veterinarian behind My Pet's Vet on State Road, and her husband David sold the building on August 24 for $1.3 million to R.W. Bryant Realty, LLC.
Responding to the Island's dwindling number of veterinarians, All Pets Medical Center visited the Vineyard earlier in July and gave care to about 20 cats and dogs.