Get used to it. Fair Isle Animal Clinic is an independent practice in a progressive community on a PNW island. Work somewhere where it’s normal to: Hear “We appreciate you so much. Thank you” multiple times a day from clients Be part of an accepting community where it’s mundane to be a same sex couple, and LGBTQIA children are safe at school Laugh with your team daily Craft a treatment plan that is specific to your patient’s and client’s needs vs something designed to feed a corporation Have an appointment schedule that allows you to take the time needed to appropriately work up each case Fair Isle Animal Clinic is a mixed animal practice on Vashon Island in the Puget Sound.  We have been a cornerstone of this