Support team

Sue joined Farthings in September 2020 and previously worked in the travel industry. She has always had pets her whole life from budgies to dogs and everything in between! She now owns a ‘Pomsky’ called Bonnie and enjoys daily walks in the countryside with her. Sue also enjoys travelling and appearing on TV Quiz shows.

Carly joined in November 2021, after transferring from another veterinary surgery in Manchester. She has always had pets including snakes, hamsters, cats and dogs. Now she only has the two dogs, one is a rescue and is cross Whippet and Collie/Patterdale. She has also helped dog rescues in Dalyan, Turkey and ran a dog walking and boarding service previously. In her spare time she loves going on longs walks with the dogs and being surrounded by nature.

Adrianna sounds American but originally she is from Brazilian so don't be shy to ask her about it. She is married to a Brit so ended up here, she is a pet mum to a tiny Black Schnoodle that unfortunately doesn't like people or other pets but Adrianna compensates for that by always being happy to meet new people. She loves working with animals and finds it really rewarding to be doing something she loves.

Sophie joined Farthings Veterinary Group in 2019 having previously worked at Mercedes Benzs as part of the Sales team. Before that she worked at a veterinary centre as an animal nurse assistant. Her passion and love for animals drew her back to work within a veterinary centre. Sophie very much loves to travel and has travelled to the furthest point from England, being Tonga, where she worked for two months running a resort and spend her days swimming with humpback whales. She has visited many countries but would love to see more.

Rachel joined Farthings in October 21. She has three children ( a set of twins), a cat called Biscuit, a hamster called Ruby and two puppies called Blossom and Poppy - they are cross breed Jack Russell and Shittzu . Rachel used to work within the travel industry for over 20 years. She has travelled to many countries and enjoy shopping.

Joanne joined Farthings in 2021, having previously worked as a teacher and GP receptionist. She is very much enjoying meeting all the owners and their pets. Having had cats as a child and more recently a bouncy Fox Terrier, she is looking forward to more pets in the future. Joanne enjoys her PT sessions and a bouncy exercise class occasionally as well as growing her own food and likes to spend time teaching herself new tricks. She is currently learning to knit and completing a certificate in nutrition.

Sam has worked a vet receptionist for over seven years. She started working as a receptionist after her work experience in practice for her Diploma in animal care and management level 3. Over the years she has gained three lovely cats from work, Storm, Mia and Emmi, who are now six years old but still act like kittens.

Jenny is our insurance expert with over 20 years’ experience. In addition, she is also in charge of the holiday book and biscuit rationing affording her an unprecedented level of power over the rest of the practice.

Clare has two Shih Tzu, Apollo and Rocky. She is married with two teenage children. Clare joined Farthings as a receptionist on the 1 November 2011.

Vivienne joined Farthings in August 2015. After working for several years as a teaching assistant she swapped children for animals and is very much enjoying getting to know our clients and their pets. Vivienne works in our Horsham and Billingshurst branches and is always ready with a welcome smile. She is interested in all creatures both creepy and cuddly. Outside of work Vivienne enjoys the outdoors and walking her Springer/Poodle cross, Bella.

Victoria is the Farthings Veterinary Group dog groomer who works in the Billingshurst Jengers practice every Wednesday. In 2028 she completed the Level 2 Dog Grooming award and previous to this she was a technician and teaching assistant, teaching mature students dog grooming skills at an agricultural college. Victoria also has a National Diploma in Animal Management that she received back in 2010.

Outside of work, she loves nothing more than exploring the countryside with her Wire Hair Daschund, Digby (who can sometimes be seen at the parlour).