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Quality pet care that's open to everyone

Our approach to care for your pet is delivered through a model designed to support:

Clear communication — we help you to understand findings, options, and next steps
Collaborative decision-making — care plans developed with both you and your pet in mind
Defined services — we provide a focused scope of outpatient medicine and surgery
Community involvement - including a pet food pantry and outreach efforts

How we can help

Wellness & surgery

Affordable, high-quality outpatient and surgical care for dogs and cats, available to all clients.

Surgical referrals

We partner with local veterinary practices to offer affordable surgical referral services for their clients.

Sliding-scale support

Sliding-scale services for a small percentage of marginalized individuals through community partnerships and outreach work.

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Our Mission

We believe that everyone — regardless of their situation — deserves quality and compassionate veterinary care for their pet. We are here to support the bond between people and their pets..

Meet Dr. Townsend

Dr. Kyla Townsend
Founder & Veterinarian

Dr. Townsend founded Community Paws with a clear purpose: to provide veterinary care to every owner and pet who needs it. Her approach is warm, nonjudgmental, and grounded in a deep commitment to both medicine and community.

When she isn’t in the surgery suite, Dr. Townsend loves playing soccer, reading, and travelling the world. A local sports fan, she loves cheering on the Vancouver Goldeneyes and Vancouver Rise and is always up for talking about a game. When not exploring new places, she is home with her dog, three cats, and a turtle named Brenda.

Meet Our Team

Mandy Isaacs
Office Manager

Mandy is an experienced Veterinary Office Manager who has been working in the animal care industry since 2001. After starting her career as a veterinary assistant she quickly transitioned into office management. Her background includes teaching the Veterinary Technician Assistant program at Granville College for a number of years, and most recently working in a shelter environment managing the foster and volunteer programs as well as shelter operations.

Driven by her commitment to supporting people and animals in her community, Mandy is excited to bring her extensive management skills to Community Paws Veterinary Clinic.

When she is not at work she enjoys beach days with her family, watching her daughter's soccer games, and spending time at home with her pet duo Skip and Penny.

Meghan Doll
Lead Registered Veterinary Technician

Meghan started in the veterinary industry as an assistant in 2009. She graduated from the RVT program at Douglas College in 2016 and spent the next seven years working for the SPCA before moving into a leadership role at Western Canada Veterinary Eye Specialists. She takes a special interest in dentistry, nutrition, and orphan kitten care.

She lives with her husband and their two pets: a cat named Brutus and a dog named Pickle, the latter of whom can sometimes be seen at work with her. In her spare time she enjoys hot yoga, the occasional half marathon, and listening to true crime podcasts.