North Shore Animal Hospital has closed after 40 years in business

Jordyn Jagolinzer, WBZ-TV

LYNN – North Shore Animal Hospital will close after 40 years.

The news came as a shock to both the client and the previous owner, who recently sold the business in hopes of retiring.

“I bought this land and built the building. I designed the inside and the architect designed the outside,” said Dr. David Dunn, a veterinarian.

Over the last 40 years Dan has taken care of many pets. Olive was one of his favorites. Olive, the face of North Shore Animal Hospital, was hit by a train and taken to the police. Dan saved her life and took her in when she had nowhere to go.

“We had a plate on one side and pins and screws on the other. I had her for 15 years,” says Dunn.

It’s the kind of care that keeps pet owners like Lynn’s Anthony Capano coming back for more than 20 years.

“There were probably four dogs that I brought here,” Capano said. “After years of coming to someone and trusting them, it’s very difficult to find someone else.”

Kapano and thousands of others are collecting pet records after learning the hospital was closed.

“It’s devastating,” Dunn said. “It’s breaking a lot of hearts. There were a lot of tears.”

Staff members like Karen Crichton, who has worked on the North Shore for 26 years, were out of work less than three weeks before Christmas.

“I am very sad. I have a nine-year-old son,” said Crichton.

Dunn says two other staff members who started the business together 40 years ago were recently laid off by the new company.

“Many people have dedicated their lives to this business,” says Dunn.

for many people. Saying goodbye to North Shore Animal Hospital is an emotional one.

Maria Kingston of Libya said, “It’s a big loss, not just for Lynn, but for all the cities and towns that have come here because they are so wonderful.

“I wish everyone the best of luck. It’s sad that we won’t be able to see each other anymore,” an emotional Kapano said as he left the hospital.

WBZ-TV reached out to its new owner, Mission Veterinary Partners in Michigan, but they have not responded to our requests for comment.

“I worry about my people because I have people who have been here for decades,” Dunn said.

“My thoughts and prayers go out to the rest of the staff,” Clayton said.