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Community members and pet owners filed into All Creatures Veterinary Clinic to celebrate its new facility at 1793 McMinnville Highway in Manchester Thursday, April 6.

Katy Riddle of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce said it was great to see so many community members come out to show their support for the new All Creatures facility.

“It is obviously exciting to celebrate businesses, but it is especially exciting to celebrate business that have not only made their mark on the community, but continue to do so and expand and make their products better, make their services better and All Creatures is an example of that,” Riddle said during the ribbon cutting ceremony.

All Creatures Veterinary Clinic was founded by Dr. Gary Nester in a house just down the road from the new location, which officially opened last October. All Creatures also has locations in Monteagle, Morrison and Tullahoma.

Dr. Jeff Keele said he has worked with Dr. Nester since 2004, and the new facility has been a long time coming.

“We worked out of this small little house a little ways down the road and we outgrew it years ago but we just made it work and we planned and bought this piece of property eight or nine years ago,” Keele said. “We spent a lot of time trying to design this place so it would be as functional as it possibly could be and so far we are pretty happy with the results.”