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Sarah Southard, DVM
SHOPPING SMALL MAKES A BIG IMPACT
Small businesses — locally owned establishments that are the backbone of communities throughout the country. From family owned and operated greenhouses and farms to diners, boutiques, and various service providers, community-focused businesses undergird local economies. Your local veterinary practice is often one of the smallest, most "hometown" businesses around. While the framework across the veterinary industry is changing in some locales, with corporate entities more commonly owning and managing veterinary practices now than ever before, our Surry County communities still have the benefit of many locally owned veterinary practices. The dollars spent with your local veterinarian filter back into various parts of your own community through other business dealings, through employing community members, and through support of local charities. Rather than further bolstering the bulging bank accounts of a corporate giant, your dollars will help provide the opportunity for the technician's daughter to pursue dance lessons at the local studio, the receptionist's son to learn karate downtown, or for the high-school-aged kennel worker to take that overnight school field trip. Additionally, most veterinary clinics have strong relationships with area animal rescue groups and other local charities. Your "small" hometown shopping enables us to give back in a big way to those who are helping the less fortunate two-legged and four-legged members of our communities. The benefits of this support go far beyond fiscal. When you shop small with your local veterinarian for vaccines, flea and tick preventives, and pet foods, you are helping to grow local economies while maintaining the health of your companion animals and production herds. This business support also reminds your veterinarian and their staff that you appreciate the excellent care that they provide for your animals, whether it be routine needs or an emergency. You, your pets, and your production animals are more than just numbers and statistics to your veterinarian. Let your veterinarian know through your words and through support of the business that they and their team are important to you.
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ANDERSON AUDIOLOGY
Hearing Aid Sales & Service, Inc. Locally Owned and Operated Since 1963
Hear Better Live Better
Open Monday thru Friday 8:30 am – 5:00 pm 8052 Carrollton Pike, Galax, VA
Four offi ces to serve you including Christiansburg, Dublin, and Wytheville
