Our Kennel Assistants - Our health care team is made complete with our caring kennel assistants. They assist our veterinarians and licensed veterinary technicians during examination, treatment, and general care of our patients - your pets. They are also responsible for maintenance of the hospital, bathing and feeding the hospitalized and boarded pets, and cleaning their cages. And, they are happy to assist clients   bring their pets to and from their car and  to carry pet food.

(Here is a partial list of our kennel assistants -- more to come soon!)

Cindy Cafagna joined our health care team in 2007.  Cindy is following her passion for animal care and is enrolled at Mercy College in their veterinary technician program. At home, she cares for 5 cats, 3 dogs, 1 bird and 1 guinea pig.

Siobhan Maher joined our health care team in 2010, and is also enrolled in the veterinary technician program at Mercy College.  She enjoys working with the varied kinds of pets that are brought into our hospital, and at home she cares for a very active toy fox terrier named Pipen.

Jonathan Moran has been here since 2006. His favorite pets are shepherds, pit bull terriers, rottweilers, and other large breed dogs. At home, Jon presently cares for 1 cat and 2 dogs.

Zachary Pollack has been a kennel assistant since 2008. His prior experience involved volunteering at a local animal shelter. Zach is a student at Edgemont High School and cares for 1 guinea pig, 1 turtle, and 1 dog.

Samantha Rivera has been here since 2006. She is a “legacy” assistant, as her mom worked in the same position here at Central Animal Hospital over 20 years ago! Sam’s family has always cared for dogs and they presently have 2 rescue dogs and 2 fish. Samantha is currently a student at the University of Delaware as a pre-veterinary major, and works at Central Animal Hospital during school holidays.