Meet the Staff
The staff at Darland Pet Clinic are fully qualified and have years of experience required to give you the best care for your pet. In addition to formal education, they are pet lovers and owners...just like you!​​​
Dr. Rebecca Darland, DVM
Rebecca Darland grew up in rural Oklahoma and attended Oklahoma State University. There she received a B.S. in wildlife ecology before attending veterinary school. She practiced mixed animal medicine in Oklahoma for a year before moving to Festus, MO. She was an associate veterinarian and dreamed of opening her own clinic. In 2000, The Darland Pet Clinic officially opened and has been serving the Festus area ever since. The clinic's mission is to provide compassionate care at affordable prices.
Dr. Darland loves practicing veterinary medicine because it gives her the opportunity to meet a wide variety of people and pets and is always challenging her to grow by keeping up with new advances in medicine. Through the years, she has been actively involved in volunteering her time for local rescues and shelters. When she's not working at the Clinic, you can find her biking local trails or hanging out with her Boston Terrier, Bonnie.​
Becky Cannon, Practice Manager
Working for Darland Pet Clinic is my perfect job. I have been a part of the Jefferson County community for over 40 years. Our clients and coworkers are my friends and neighbors. Along with how much my pets mean to me, they like any good family member keep me in touch with what’s really important. I am dedicated to helping our clients get the quality support & services they need to take the best care of their pets.
Patricia Turner, RVT
Trish Graduated from Festus senior High 2003​ and then went on to Jefferson College to graduate from the Veterinary Technicians Program with associates of applied science degree in 2005. ​She has been working at Darland Pet Clinic since 2004. Trish is an avid animal lover who has 5 dogs- Cinder 6yr Australian Cattle Dog, Camo 3yr Pekineses, Cuervo and Morgan, 2yr Golden Retrievers that were neonates she has had since birth, Jeager, a 1yr English Mastiff. She also has 3 cats and 3 Horses. All horses were rescues from PMU Ranches that had lost their contracts. Cricket came from Canada in 2009 and Bourbon and Jubilee came from North Dakota.
Megan Townsend
Megan has been with us for almost 3 years. She loves horses and handles most of our coggins tests and assists Dr. Darland with equine work. When not working, you can find her riding our showing her horse Fax in barrels and plug. She also loves art and has her Associates of Art degree from Jefferson College​.
Raquel Durr
Raquel joined us 4 years ago after undergoing training to become a dog trainer. During her training she acquired Wilson ( a border collie who does agility, narcotics detection and Frisbee) and Trojan (a German Shepard who does tracking). Have you been having difficulty training your furry family member? Or just want to learn more advanced obedience or tricks? Give us a call​.