Vet news
Today's Daily Breeze carries news of some changes in a long-established veterinarian practice in the South Bay.
Dr. W. Marvin Mackie, (shown below) founded a string of low-cost spay-and-neuter clinics in his personal crusade to fight pet overpopulation. In April, he sold his last remaining clinic, Animal Birth
Control on Pacific Coast Highway at Eshelman in Lomita, to Dr. Michael Zareski (below).
"Dr. Z," 37, who also has a mobile vet clinic (www.surfsidevet.com), plans to continue the spay/neuter services at the clinic, although prices will go up some. He will expand the vision
into an all-purpose veterinary practice.
As for Dr. Mackie, 71, he'll continue to work part time at the clinic during the transition period and also will be teaching and speaking. His trailblazing ideas are still being taught via DVDs available at his web site, www.quickspay.com.
Both veterinarians live in San Pedro.
Daily Breeze photos/Scott Varley
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Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.
E-mail Donna at donna.littlejohn@dailybreeze.com.
Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(Video: Rocket the Dog) and is the least popular person on his block. He spends his free time in dog parks, pet shops and always has an extra plastic bag in his pocket just in case. He also has a cat.
E-mail Josh at josh.grossberg@dailybreeze.com.
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