Dr. Heather Gunn McQuillan, Director of the AVC Veterinary Teaching Hospital, is pleased to announce that UPEI staff and AVC student appreciation discounts on products within the Veterinary Teaching Hospital are being re-implemented to recognize the dedication of students and employees. The first discount program being launched is for pet food products, beginning on May 1, 2015. The discount is on stocked and special order foods and will be applied at the time of payment by front desk staff who ask for understanding and patience as applying discounts can take time to process. If people could be conscious of the fact that non-staff/non-student clients are paying full price and to allow them to be served first, that would be greatly appreciated. VTH PET FOOD DISCOUNT POLICY 1. Starting May 1, 2015 the Veterinary Teaching Hospital will extend a professional courtesy to the faculty and staff of UPEI and to the students of the AVC by way of a discount on pet food sold in the VTH. i. All in-stock pet food will be discounted to a rate of cost plus 10%. ii. Special order-BULK: A special bulk order on pet foods will be available in addition to the regularly stocked foods. These will be scheduled orders (1-2 times per month) and must be pre-paid. These will be billed at a price of cost plus 10%. Any Royal Canin or Hills Science Diet dog or cat food available through CDMV can be ordered through this special ordering process including “in-clinic” bags of food. Gina Mortimer will be organizing these orders and will be in contact in the near future with how this process will occur. iii. Special orders outside of the scheduled bulk orders for prescription diets not routinely kept on the shelf can also be done with pre-payment, and will be ordered once minimum order targets are met (typically weekly).These will be billed at a price of cost plus 10%, so long as they are prepaid. Special orders that are not pre-paid are ineligible for discounting. iv. Proof of identification- In order to be eligible for the discount, individuals must identify if they are a student, staff, or faculty member. For students, they must give their AVC class year. For staff and faculty, they must provide their departmental address and/or show proof of UPEI staff status by being a current member in the UPEI online directory.