Dr. Anel graduated from the Universiy of Pretoria in Veterinary Science in 2009. She also holds a degree from the University of Pretoria in Veterinary Biology in which she graduated in 2004. Originally from the Freestate, Dr. Anel started working in the Cape Town area at various practices including Kuilsrivier. She moved to the West Coast in 2011 where she started working for Vredenburg Veterinary Hospital.

Dr Anel's interests lie in small animals. Particularly in surgery and diagnostic imaging. Dr. Anel is passionate about animal wellbeing and enjoys working with animal welfare organisations.

Dr Anel is a resident of Vredenburg and enjoy's going to the beach with her family, visiting the surrounding beautifull towns of the West Coast. She also loves the flower season during August/September.

Dr. Izak graduated from the Universiy of Pretoria in Veterinary Science in 1983. Dr Rust grew up on his family farm in the Hopefield district. Today he still stays on a farm in the area and shares his time between his fulltime veterinary practice and farming commercially.

Dr Rust is passionate about performing orthopedic surgery, working with farm animals and wildlife.

Dr Rust enjoys the outdoors, camping at Tietiesbaai and tracking and darting wildlife.

Dr Marthinus Jacobs grew up in Johannesburg, qualifying as a Veterinarian from the University of Pretoria in 2017. He completes his Community Service year, stationed in Kimberley but servicing the whole expanse of the Northern Cape, from Askham to Williston and beyond, treating as wide a variety of species.

Not keen on moving back to the Big City and a love for countryside production animal work, he joins the team at Vredenburg Animal Hospital in 2019.

Currently Dr Marthinus is responsible for the Animal Clinic in Velddrif, whereafter he completes a couple of farm rounds before consulting in Vredenburg. He enjoys soft tissue surgery, dentistry and has a developing interest in equine internal medicine.

In his spare time, he enjoys driving the most obscure dirt roads he can find, exploring old farmstead ruins, watches birds, drinks wine and collects interesting plants. Dr Jacobs also has an unusual interest in honeybee health and diseases.