4 Feb 2019

Practice Profile: Village Vets Crosby

It is always a tough task setting up a new veterinary practice from scratch. But some have it tougher than others – as VBJ discovered when we headed to Merseyside to visit Village Vets last month…

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Practice Profile: Village Vets Crosby

Village Vets owner Kate Higgins.

Village Vets owner Kate Higgins is the perfect example of the kind of person it takes to own and run a successful independent veterinary practice – smart, savvy and super-resilient.

And she’s had to be because, despite already owning one practice, raising two young children and surviving a battle with cancer, Kate has just opened a second site in the coastal town of Crosby.

Perhaps more famous for the stunning Antony Gormley sculptures that grace its beach, Crosby can now add a new veterinary practice to its list of amenities and attractions.

And this is no pokey branch surgery to cover the boundaries of the practice she already owns in nearby Formby – Kate has gone big with her latest venture…