Dr. Clare Morris was born and raised on the east coast of Canada
(Nova Scotia), and graduated from the Atlantic Veterinary College
in 1990. Since then, she has been practicing veterinary medicine in British Columbia and Washington, where her area of practice included horses, cows, llamas, dogs, cats, and even some zoo animals.
In 1994-1995 she pursued a residency program at the University of Georgia in theriogenology (the study of reproduction and fertility in animals).

After moving to Seattle in 1997 and starting a family, her focus narrowed to dogs and cats. Dr. Morris completed veterinary acupuncture in 1997, and uses both traditional western medicine and alternative therapies in treating animals.

Receptionist, Lisa Dassinger
Lisa is a life-long Washintonian. She has specialized
in Customer Service for over 13 years. She also has several years as a vet assistant.

Lisa enjoys the outdoors and is very interested in hiking, camping, and traveling. Lisa is also very gifted in floral design. Lisa presently lives with three kitties of various ages.

Office Manager, Ruth
Ruth grew up with a variety of pets and livestock in California. She received her BA at Willamette University in Oregon where she met her husband. After visiting Texas for 5 years, her family settled in Washington.

Ruth enjoys many outdoor activities the northwest has to offer; loves boating and travel. When she's not in the office, she's sailing, boating, or spending time with the family and her two dogs, Emma (lab-dane) and Collin (Irish Wolfhound).

Ruth worked as a Veterinary Assistant for 6 years and previously owned her own business. She presently enjoys the opportunities of managing a busy office.

Dr. Kira Faulkner grew up in Wisconsin around a variety of animals. Her first experience in Seattle was as an undergraduate at the University of Washington. After obtaining her doctorate at the University of Wisconsin Veterinary College, Dr. Faulkner returned to Seattle to practice at All Care Pet Hospital in Mukilteo and has recently joined URBANVET.

She currently resides in Seattle with her 3 beautiful cats and 2 rambunctious dogs.

She loves the Northwest, enjoys traveling, and recently returned from a trip to Mexico.

Vet Assistant, Rick McCollum
Rick has studied and worked as a Veterinary Assistant for 6 years. He especially enjoys working with cats.

Outside of animal care, Rick enjoys reading, music, and watching movies with his cat, Munchie.

Vet Assistant, Malari Fraser
Malari is a Veterinary Assistant. She has been working in the Seattle area for 7 years. She is currently studying to take the National Veterinary Technician boards this summer. Malari is also returning to school this year to finish her Associate degree.
She has two feline hairballs, Igby and Eddie, and one very sweet old-lady Pitbull mix named Tanner.

When she is not engrossed in the animal world, Malari likes learning about other aspects of the science world, like Cultural Anthropology, Biology, Theology, Philosophy, and the study of ancient civilizations. She is also a performing artist.
She currently resides in Seattle with her partner Sean.