AnimalKind Group

The Future of Vet Care Is Kind.

Kindness is the baseline, not the exception.
A veterinary group built on steady, deliberate improvement, so that outcomes get better for animals and for the people who care for them.

An AnimalKind veterinary team caring for a pet
We care for 5,000 pets across the country
Our ethos

Our Values

The principles that guide everything we do at AnimalKind.

Kindness

Kindness

It's non-negotiable. Everything we do is grounded in kindness.

Reliability

Reliability

Effortless reliability creates trust and allows us to do our best work.

Solutions First

Solutions First

Anyone can spot problems. We focus our energy on finding solutions.

1% Better, Daily

1% Better, Daily

We focus on small, consistent improvements. Our journey is a marathon, not a sprint.

Micro and Macro

Micro + Macro

We keep our eyes on the big picture but focus on executing what's in front of us at that moment.

1 + 1 = 3

1 + 1 = 3

We're an ecosystem. Everyone plays an equally important role in making the whole greater than the sum of its parts.

Kindness is the baseline, not the exception.

Steady, deliberate improvement drives better outcomes for animals and the people who care for them. Technology serves the work, never the other way around.

5
Sites across Guernsey and the North West by November 2026
5,000+
Pets currently treated across the group
50+
Vets, nurses and support team members
1
Patient management system, built in-house and used group-wide
Our practices

3 practices in the group. 2 more coming this November.

First-opinion care in the community, and referral-level medicine when a case needs it, connected by one clinical record.

The Vetcare Centres · Guernsey

Les Eturs

Opening hours

Our largest Guernsey site and the clinical heart of the island operation, with full first-opinion care, in-house diagnostics and surgery.

ConsultationsSurgeryDiagnostic imagingDentistryPreventive plans
Castel, GuernseyCallEmailWebsite
The Vetcare Centres · Guernsey

Northside

Opening hours

A neighbourhood practice serving the north of the island, with the same records, plans and clinical standards as Les Eturs.

ConsultationsVaccinationsRoutine surgeryPreventive plans
Vale, GuernseyCallEmailWebsite
Referral hospital · Wigan

Northwest Referrals

Opening hours

A multidisciplinary referral hospital taking cases from practices across the North West: advanced imaging, orthopaedics, soft tissue surgery and neurology.

OrthopaedicsSoft tissue surgeryCT & imagingNeurologyInpatient care
WiganCallEmailGet care
Opening Nov 2026

Chorley

First-opinion practice with direct access to Northwest Referrals for complex cases.

Chorley, Lancashire
Opening Nov 2026

Haydock

First-opinion practice serving Haydock and the surrounding communities.

Haydock, Merseyside
Open nowOpening November 2026
Our founders

Real operators, working in and on the business every day.

Zain Khan

Zain Khan

Chief Executive Officer

An entrepreneur for his entire professional life, Zain manages the architecture of the business and leads on growth, marketing and technology.

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Yazan Mustafa

Yazan Mustafa

Chief Financial Officer

A private equity professional with a keen eye for detail, Yazan manages the business' financial performance and oversight.

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James Weston

James Weston

Managing Director

The son of a fantastic vet and the man behind Northwest Referrals. James has built the hospital up to where it is today and continues to guide it forward.

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How we see our sector

Unclear ownership, underserved communities and disconnected relationships.

Consolidation has outpaced care

The market is saturated with corporate practices. Scale arrived; the personal relationship between clinic and client largely didn't.

Local communities want it personal

Our communities need healthcare providers that know them by name, delivered by models and technology that move the sector forward, not backwards.

Teams are burnt out

Vets and nurses need somewhere they can see and feel progression in their careers. Retention is a clinical quality issue, not an HR one.

The clinic and client link is broken

Booking, records, follow-up and payment still sit in separate places. It should be one seamless relationship, so we built the software for it.

Where we're heading

A group of practices worth working at.

We're growing deliberately: five sites by November 2026, first-opinion practices feeding our own referral hospital and our bespoke patient management software connecting all the dots.

Every partnership keeps its team and name but gains a career structure, modern back-office kit and a system built by people who use it daily.

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