Aboard the Ark Inc Pet Boarding & Care Facility

Specialties

Our Mission is to practice high quality medicine, maximize the gifts of our team, and give excellent service to enhance the relationship between you and your pet. By giving patients the best veterinary medicine has to offer — always expanding our quality through cutting edge technology and a highly skilled professional team. Setting the standard — challenging each member of our team to increase his or her professional knowledge, interest areas, and skill base, then sharing these gifts with the team. Taking service to the highest level — seeing people and pets as our family members by treating them with dignity and respect, serving the team by respecting ourselves and each other, and serving the community through action and example.

Kennels, boarding, Doggie Day Care, grooming & puppy training. Soft tissue surgery, Orthopedic surgery, Ultrasound exams, Laser and Radiosurgery, Digital Dental Radiology, Flexible endoscopic exams, Radiology, In-​house laboratory, Exotic Pet Care

History

Established in 1990.

Dr. Joel Jess and wife Tammy purchased the Pekin Veterinary Clinic in 1990. Prior to that, it was a one-​doctor practice with three support staff. Tammy Jess became the Hospital Administrator at that time, managing the clinic team of professionals, overseeing staff hiring and training, and handling financial concerns.

Tammy took on the challenge of designing and overseeing the building of Aboard the Ark in 1998 so that we could provide much needed boarding services for patients. Pursuing an area of intense personal interest, Dr. Jess obtained his certification in Canine Rehabilitation and Therapy through the University of Tennessee. As Dr. Jess expanded his field of expertise, he and Tammy opened the Small Animal Rehabilitation Center in 2004. They quickly grew out of their original building and, in 2007 they added an addition and completed an extensive renovation to the veterinary hospital.

Aboard the Ark became a full service facility designed to accommodate all your pet care needs