Our Veterinarian

Dr. Glen Campbell - Dr. Glen Campbell is a graduate of Texas A&M and LSU Veterinary School...he runs a vet hospital in Garland, taking a day off on Tuesdays to do our surgeries...he was named by D Magazine as one of the 'Best Vets In Dallas'...immediately after Hurricane Katrina, he volunteered for 5 days in New Orleans doing rescue and emergency surgeries...HE IS THE HEART AND SOUL OF OUR WHOLE ORGANIZATION.

Our Volunteers

More than two dozen volunteers are regulars who work at the clinic each Tuesday doing everything from weighing animals and taking their temperatures to giving vaccinations, administering anesthesia, and perparing surgery packs.  Volunteers also walk the dogs, clean the cages, do laundry, gather supplies, and organize administrative aspects of the clinic.

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"The Women In Surgery at Friends"

Our Director

Sydney Busch, Clinic Director - Sydney Busch was a volunteer for 18 years at the SPCA of Texas in Dallas and served on their board.  She and her husband Ed (who also served on the SPCA board as President for two terms) saw the need when they moved to Cedar Creek Lake full time and worked to raise funds and recruit volunteers.  On July 30 of 2002, they opened Friends of the Animals Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic.

Our Assistant

Joy Simmons - an energetic, tireless volunteer for years for Friends of the Animals, is one of the paid assistants - she checks in the animals in the morning and enters all the data in the computer after each surgery.

Debbie Maxwell Starr - takes messages and schedules appointments all week