What Are We?
Southern Animal Cares mission is to bring high quality spay and neuter services to cats of Mecklenburg County and surrounding communities. We strive to make the lives of both our cats and their families better by decreasing the number of unwanted kittens born. Our fees are structured only to cover our overhead so we can continue to provide this service to our community. We are a nonprofit 501c3 organization.
About Our Clinic
Southern Animal Care has been a 501c(3) organization since 2014. It offered surgery to neuter and spay dogs and cats in places of the world with little access to veterinary care, in the Caribbean, North America, South America, and Central America.
After moving to Mecklenburg county, I started volunteering at the Lake Country SPCA. Throughout the last 3 years I have spayed and neutered their animals up for adoption with the help of my friend, Licensed Veterinary Technician, Cheryl Porter. The number of homeless, abandoned, and surrendered dogs and cats was heartbreaking. Now, Southern Animal Care has redirected its mission to helping with the Mecklenburg County Community to reduce the number of litters and homeless animals. I will be the only veterinarian doing surgery and we will have limited numbers of available appointments.
Initially we will only be taking cats as patients. Our facility is only licensed and equipped for spay and neuters. Only animals admitted for surgery will be able to receive additional treatment such as flea treatment, rabies vaccination, etc.
Meet Our Founder
Holly Gill, DVM
A 1982 graduate of Auburn University School of Veterinary Medicine established Southern Animal Care in 2014. Small Animal Medicine and Surgery was her daytime job but this 501c3 allowed her to take teams to do veterinary work in underserved communities outside the United States. Since 2022 she has been the volunteer surgeon for the Lake Country SPCA performing over 600 surgeries for their in house pets.
Meet Our Team
Cheryl Porter
Licensed Veterinary Technician
Cheryl brings with her 36 years of compassionate experience in field of veterinary medicine by providing top-level care to small animal patients. She earned her degree in Applied Science/Veterinary Technology in 1998 from Northern Virginia Community College. She also serves on the board of Southern Animal Charity and has traveled and assisted in organizing various mission trips. She currently works at Lake Country SPCA continuing her role in improving the quality of the lives of the shelter animals and is excited to be able to help Mecklenburg county community pets as well.
Elizabeth Cannon
Registered Veterinary Technician
Elizabeth graduated from Central Carolina Community College in 2007. Raised on a Pennsylvania farm, she worked closely with the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center field service throughout her childhood. She enjoys horseback riding, fishing, and caring for her dogs and cats. Cannon has worked in emergency veterinary hospitals, mixed animal clinics, and feline-only practices in North Carolina. She looks forward to returning to feline care and utilizing her expertise in anesthesia, patient care and surgical support.
Sue Burhans
Surgery Assistant
Upon graduating high school Sue went into the family business where she owned and operated a tire company and mechanical repair shop. From there, Sue took her civil service test and started her next career as an administrative assistant at the Mount Sinai School District.
After Sue’s retirement and subsequent move to Virginia she volunteered at Lake Country SPCA in Clarksville. There she was able to hon her love of animals that was always so important to her. Sue was able to continue at Lake Country as a Surgery Assistant to help the rescue with spaying and neutering dogs and cats.