NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — With the snip of the scissors, Norfolk Mayor Kenny Alexander welcomed Snip Squad as the newest business to the city of Norfolk during a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday.
“This is the treatment area where all the animals get prepped for surgery,” said Snip Squad owner and veterinarian Dr. Alex Phan during a tour of the clinic she founded to provide affordable veterinary care to families that need it most. “We have kennels and then our medication, and then we go in here, and this is our surgery suite.”
“Of course, some people are going to be able to afford to go to their veterinarian,” she said, “but there are some people that really, they have to pick between, ‘Am I going to get gas today? Am I going to pay the electric bill? Or am I going to get care for my dog? And those are the people that we really want to help.”…