Vancouver, BC

Regional Leadership:

Kelsi Jessamine

Dr. Kyla Townsend

About Our Region

CVO Vancouver was established December 2016 and runs One Health Clinics to serve pets and their people in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and surrounding areas. Dr Kyla Townsend (DVM) and Kelsi Jessamine (MSN, RN) work together with a team of volunteers to coordinate 4 One Health Clinics annually, which offer free preventative veterinary care and human health services to vulnerably housed people and their companion animals.

Services

  • Veterinary examinations

  • Core vaccines

  • Spay and neuter referrals

  • Microchipping

  • Grooming and nail trims

  • Flea and tick treatment

  • Influenza and COVID Vaccines

  • Wound care

  • Mental Health support

  • Harm Reduction supplies

  • Substance use care

Partners

  • BCSPCA

  • Vancouver Humane Society

  • UBC

  • Evelyne Saller

  • City of Vancouver

  • Vancouver Coastal Health

  • Atira Development Society

  • Atira Pet Outreach 

  • Poco Animal Hospital 

  • Vancouver Pet Food Pantry 

  • Saaving Lives 

  • Q & A Dog training