Nurse Tina’s career as an animal health advocate began in early 2011. However, her passion for animals began many years earlier in primary school, when the local farm barn spent the day educating the kids about animal handling and health.
Tina had a passion for comfortable patient care, it’s important to her that her patients are comfortable and stress free whilst in her care, and has completed her certificate 1 in Fear Free training.

If you have met Tina in the clinic, you will know that she is energetic, personable, compassionate, lives with integrity, and is highly knowledgeable and skilled.

She is well respected by her colleagues, past and present, and is someone you want to spend your time with.

It is not uncommon for our clients to comment “She is great! Make sure you keep her” or “We love the way she looks after out pet”.

Outside of work you’ll find Tina at the beach, rain hail or shine, normally chasing after her very energetic German Shorthaired Pointer, Sonny.

Leanne started nursing career in 2005 after rescuing and caring for a baby possum. She has always had a huge love for all kinds of animals, with that love growing each day.

Leanne really loves “the golden oldies”, providing ongoing high standards of care to our aging pets.  She is passionate about practicing fear free nursing to ensure all animals are as safe and comfortable as possible while visiting the vets and receiving treatment.

Leanne is our clinics Cat Friendly Clinic Silver Accreditation Advocate through ISFM (International Society of Feline Medicine), which means she ensures the standards or care and environment within the clinic will always be focused on the wellbeing of our feline friends.  She has also created the Calm Clinic programme with Ceva to provide Adaptil, and Feliway throughout the clinic for our fur babies when they visit.
Additionally, she has her advanced Fear Free certification training and is leading the development of Fear Free Certification for the clinic itself.

Leanne has also taken on additional studies in small animal nutrition through the Hills Nutritional Consultation Course and endeavours provide high quality nutrition advice to all her patients.

Leanne is a caring and gentile soul who has clients requesting her personally for their pet’s nurse consults, nail trims and overall care within the clinic.

When not at work Leanne is running her children to many sports and spending time with her two border collies, Oakley and Archie, Jello her rescue cat and Danger Noodles, a baby stimpson python.

Tanya started her pet care career in 2010 and gained her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing in 2013.

She is an experienced and highly skilled surgical nurse, great client communicator and patient advocate. Tanya knows the importance of reducing stress and fear in our patients and is great at stress free animal handling techniques and patient management, having completed her Fear Free Certificate II.

Tanya has been an animal lover her whole life and one of her favourite things has always been when a friendly neighbourhood cat finds her and is happy for her to give them a pat.
Like a lot of people in the Veterinary field she took home a tiny stray kitten home during her first few weeks in the industry. Jude, the black and white cat has been her constant companion ever since.
She believes all animals should be treated with respect and understanding and has strong belief in fear free principals.

Dr. Piri Cutts has wanted to be a veterinarian for as long as she can remember. Her childhood dream taking her across the country from Victoria, to study in Western Australia, then finally, starting her career in the beautiful South Australia.

Piri is a dedicated, self-confessed crazy animal lover and graduated from Murdoch University in 2008. Since then, Piri has a depth of experience working both in general and emergency practice and continues to be driven by her unwavering passion for animal health and well-being as well as the human-animal bond.

With expertise spanning medicine, surgery, ophthalmology, dentistry, behaviour – with fear free certification, sonology and emergency, Piri combines her broad skill base with compassion to provide the highest standards of care. A true advocate for all creatures, great and small, Piri believes that every animal and their human family, deserves kindness, understanding, and expert treatment.

Dr Ella was born and raised in Adelaide, graduating from the University of Adelaide in 2015 with a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine. Prior to this, she completed a Bachelor of Health Sciences with Honours in Forensic Pathology.

Dr Ella loves the diversity and challenges of general practice, especially internal medicine, dentistry and preventative health care. She also thoroughly enjoys building relationships with pets and their families, to provide tailored care which ensures everyone’s needs are met. This is particularly important to her when managing chronic disease and during palliative care.
Since commencing her position with us at Pet Society Vet, she has completed her Fear Free Certificate I and will be looking at continuing further certification in the coming months.

Dr Ella is enthusiastic about dental care, both preventative, as well as treatment and surgery.  She knows the importance of this pillar of health for the longevity, and quality of life for her patients.

Out of work Dr Ella is kept busy with her 3 young children and Nova Scotia retriever ‘Flynn’. She enjoys outdoor activities with her family and friends.

Taylor’s passion for animals began at a young age, growing up surrounded by a variety of species, including dogs, chickens, frogs, cockatiels, and rabbits. This love for animals led her to pursue a career in animal care, she is currently working towards her Cert IV in Vet Nursing after completing her Cert III in Animal Studies during school. Taylor’s goal is to become a vet so she can care for and help as many animals as possible. Known for her compassionate nature and dedication to her work, Taylor is always eager to learn and grow in the field. Outside of work, you’ll find her spending time with her German Shepherd, Whiskey, on the beach, or enjoying quiet moments with her two cockatiels, Pebbles and Marble, and her rabbit, Benji. Her colleagues appreciate her enthusiasm, caring attitude, and love for all creatures.

With a career rooted in a deep love for animals, Emma has dedicated herself to the veterinary industry since 2008 and earned her professional qualification in 2010.

Throughout Emma’s life, she always felt a profound connection to animals, having grown up in a home with many rescue cats to care for.

Emma’s passion for animal welfare and patient advocacy has been at the core of her work, ensuring that every patient receives the highest standard of care, not just physically, but emotionally and psychologically as well. She has recently started her Fear Free certification.

Outside of work, she is a mother to three children and three pets—her chocolate lab, Iggy Pup, and rescue cats, Lily Pad and Marshmallow. In her downtime, Emma enjoys pilates, camping, and op-shopping.

Ella has received several positive testimonials from the Puppy Preschool attendants, as well as other clients she has helped with training through her business, Happy Tails.
If you want to contact Ella through her business feel free to contact us for her details.