01/12/2019
It’s important that we support our local small town businesses.
Citizens of Olney,
Thank you for the overwhelming support we have received from our clients and fellow local business owners surrounding P.E.T.S. coming to Olney. I want to take this opportunity to highlight some points.
1)RURAL AMERICA IS ALIVE! Olney is a stronghold of rural life. Here, the American dream still exists. Our local businesses support our economy, employ our citizens, and maintain the ability for us to work hard and provide the same chance for our children.
2) SUPPORT LOCAL! The economy is driven by your purchase decisions. Support businesses that pay local taxes, employ your family and friends, and keep Olney alive. Do your business where you live, or where you live will cease to exist.
About the P.E.T.S vaccine clinic specifically-
Our business provides jobs for 14 people locally. Through recruitment we have brought 4 veterinarians and their families to our community. We are local!
We provide preventative care and life saving medicine to pets and livestock covering 3 counties, 365 days a year and 24 hours a day. Why would our community need a vaccination clinic to come in from out of town, when we are here willing and eager to provide, each and every day? Removing the base wellness income for our practice eliminates our ability to be here for your pets and livestock.
Nonprofit, grant funded organizations directly threaten a small business’ ability to survive. As you look at the price comparison list included, consider this....we provide these services to our community while still having to pay taxes and without being grant funded. SUPPORT LOCAL!
What can you do to help?
1) Contact your local representative and encourage them to support all local businesses. Support OUR economy!
2) SHARE THIS POST. Not only for this specific event, but also to encourage support of all local businesses ALL THE TIME.
3) Choose to do your business locally. Prevent outsiders from stealing the means of our livelihood.
Sincerely,
Keelan Lewis, DVM