Our Doctors

Dr. Robert Martin

VETERINARIAN

Dr. Martin is a graduate of Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine. He has been in private practice since 1980 and is an owner of Care Animal Center. Dr. Martin is a member of the AVMA, ALVMA, SEAVMA and GDVMA. He has served as past president of the GDVMA, the ALVMA, and the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners. Dr. Martin was selected as the Veterinarian of the Year in 2005 by the Alabama Veterinary Medical Association. Dr. Martin currently practices companion animal medicine and surgery.

He is a member of the Dothan Kiwanis Club and Mt. Gilead Baptist Church where he serves as an elder. Dr. Martin and his wife, Liz, are the proud parents of three children Robert, Joshua, and Nanette, and 11 grandchildren. 

Dr. Ken Clark

VETERINARIAN

A graduate of Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Clark has been involved in private practice since 1984. He is an owner of Care Animal Center where he practices companion animal medicine and surgery. Dr. Clark is a member of the AVMA, ALVMA, SEAVMA, and GDVMA veterinary medical associations. He is a past president of the GDVMA. He is also a member of the Dothan Kiwanis Club where he has served as past president. He’s married to his beautiful wife, Konie, and they have 25 grandchildren, with that number continuing to grow each year. 

Dr. Will Duke

VETERINARIAN

Dr. Duke graduated from Mississippi State University in 1995. He currently practices companion, avian, and exotic animal medicine and surgery and is a co-owner of Care Animal Center. He is a member of the American, Alabama, Southeast Alabama, and Greater Dothan Veterinary Medical Associations. He has served as president of the Southeast and Greater Dothan VMA. Dr. Duke has been a member of the Association of Avian Veterinarians since 1997. He is also a member of the Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians (AEMV) and the Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians (ARAV).

The Duke family currently has a Kota (Husky), Shelby (German Shepherd), Steve (Bearded Dragon), and Tux (Turtle). Dr. Duke and Elizabeth are the proud parents of John William, Abigail, Caleb, Elijah, Joshua, Gideon, Susanna, and Luke. They are members of Mount Gilead Baptist Church. 

Dr. Kirk Holland

VETERINARIAN

Dr. Holland practices companion animal medicine and surgery and is a co-owner of Care Animal Center. He graduated from Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine with honors in 2000. He is an active member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Alabama VMA, Southeast Alabama VMA, and the Greater Dothan VMA. He is a past president of the Alabama VMA, the Greater Dothan WMA, and the Southeast Alabama VMA. He is married to Kathleen, and they have a son, Will. They have a golden doodle named Sam and a labradoodle named Josie. The Hollands are members of Logos Baptist Church and reside in Dothan.

Dr. Abby Long

VETERINARIAN

Dr. Long was born and raised in Dothan and graduated from Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2012. She was in private practice for 5 years in Birmingham, Alabama followed by 5 years in Foley, Alabama before joining Care Animal Center in June 2022.

She currently practices companion animal medicine and surgery, and branching out into some exotic animal medicine, with a particular interest in soft tissue surgery, oncology, and ultrasonography. Dr. Long is an active member of the American, Alabama, Southeast Alabama, and Greater Dothan Veterinary Medical Associations.

Dr. Long, along with her husband Dean, are the proud parents of a baby girl, Morgan Reese, and 2 fur babies, Dunkin (Golden Retriever), and Delilah (Tuxedo kitty).