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Planned Pethood International
Planned Pethood International has been dedicated to providing exceptional care since 1992. Committed to affordability, we prioritize your pet's well-being. Emphasizing transparency, our policy ensures no single surgical procedure exceeds $2,500 (excluding post-op visits). Trust our experienced staff for compassionate and cost-effective veterinary services. Your pet's health is our priority. Call or text us today to learn more!
Dr. Jeff Young
Dr. Jeffrey Young graduated from the Colorado State University, School of Veterinary Medicine in 1989. Dr. Young believes his humane ethics come from working as an Animal Control Officer during his university training, where he witnessed abuse and neglect of healthy companion animals. He established Planned Pethood Plus, Inc. (PPP) in 1990 as a low-cost spay/neuter clinic and now provides affordable full-service veterinary care. Planned Pethood is well known for low-cost mobile neutering clinics, Native American Reservation work and training of veterinarians from around the world in more efficient surgical techniques.
Dr. Young has served on numerous Humane Society boards and has advised mobile surgical units all across America. In the year 1992, Dr. Young founded Planned Pethood International which was established to help fund spay/neuter and veterinary training. Training in Europe is accomplished at the state-of-the-art veterinary hospital funded by Planned Pethood Plus, Inc. in Bratislava, Slovakia. Planned Pethood International has financed a full-service veterinary hospital in Merida, Mexico and profits from these clinics are returned to Planned Pethood International for training of veterinarians and construction of new clinics. Dr. Young is most proud of having personally sterilized over 160,000 animals in the last 18 years and trained over 300 veterinarians from all over the world. He is an outspoken proponent for early age neutering to control the companion animal population. Dr. Young is driven by two simple underlying missions: “significantly reducing companion animal overpopulation throughout the world” and “thinking globally: acting locally.”
Dr. Lauren Makowski
Dr. Lauren is originally from Long Island, New York, and has loved animals since she was a little girl. In her junior year at New York’s Fordham University, she studied abroad in Africa and became enamored with all the exotic animals there, but it wasn’t until she worked in Calcutta, India, during her senior year that she decided to become a veterinarian. While there, she saw first-hand how impoverished the people were, and she realized that as much as they loved their animals they were unable to properly care for their medical needs. So, after returning to the United States, Dr. Lauren completed her studies at Fordham during which time she also volunteered at the Bronx Zoo. She later moved to Grenada where she earned her degree in veterinary medicine from St. George’s University. She also married her husband, Dave, a former Army captain, whose career has taken them to various corners of the U.S.
Since becoming a veterinarian, Dr. Lauren has worked for the Banfield Veterinary Group of animal hospitals, Pets on Broadway and at numerous vaccine clinics and urgent vet care facilities prior to joining the team at Planned Pethood International.
When she’s not pursuing her passion of treating animals and helping people in the community, Dr. Lauren enjoys spending time with her husband, son and two dogs, Carl and Margo. She especially loves hiking, fishing or doing anything outdoors, and her personal goal is to climb all of Colorado’s majestic 14ers. She’s already climbed two, so only 56 more to go!
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