Canal Veterinary Hospital

Dr. Richard L. Baker founded Canal Veterinary Hospital in 1978 with the goal of providing veterinary care to the Denair, California neighborhood. Richard was diagnosed with incurable lung cancer four years later. Dr. Gary Baker, Richard's brother, joined him in helping to create the hospital. The practice grew steadily over the next five years, culminating in the creation of Canal Veterinary Hospital in 1986. Throughout the practice's growth, Dr. Debra Tilson St. Louis (now a mother of five living in Colorado), Dr. Craig Brooks (now the owner of Taylor Veterinary Hospital), and Dr. Deron Larsson were hired.