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23,000 companion animals sterilized each year at our clinic
Melissa Saxton, DVM
Melissa Saxton left Auburn University in 1982 holding degrees in both Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine. In 2006, after 24 years in private practice in western Tennessee, she changed her career path and moved to western North Carolina to join the staff of Humane Alliance, where she concentrates on passing on her wealth of knowledge to participants of the extern program. When not at work, you can find her playing one of her several banjos and helping to preserve the heritage of the original Appalachian old time music (not to be confused with bluegrass) of our region.
Beth Marchitelli, DVM
Dr. Marchitelli graduated from Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine in 2001. After practicing veterinary medicine in the northeast for eight years, she moved to Asheville and Humane Alliance in 2008, also working part-time at Haw Creek Animal Hospital. Areas of special interest include veterinary internal medicine and veterinary acupuncture, receiving her certification in veterinary acupuncture from the Chi Institute of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine in 2009. In her free time, she enjoys running, hiking, and biking throughout the beautiful mountains of western North Carolina.
Whitney Eure, DVM
Dr. Eure is a native of Athens, Georgia. He attended the University of Georgia, where he completed his B.S. in Zoology and then his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. He joined the staff at Humane Alliance in 2001 and has organized spay/neuter clinics in Costa Rica, a collaboration between the Humane Alliance and the McKee Program. An avid whitewater paddler, Dr. Eure has run rivers on three continents, including several trips through Arizona's Grand Canyon on the Colorado River, and is an alumnus and former instructional staff member of the world-class Spirit of Atlanta, Drum and Bugle Corps. He has two cats, Frodo and Gandalf, and a dog, Shasta.
Casey Fletcher, DVM
Dr. Fletcher received her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Wisconsin in 1996. In addition, she holds a B.S. in Biology/Zoology and a B.A. in Business/Computer Programming. Dr. Fletcher has been practicing small animal medicine in Asheville since moving here in 1998, and joined Humane Alliance in 2008. Casey shares her life with her husband, three children, and a large, but manageable, assortment of critters. In addition to work at Humane Alliance, she has strong interests in gardening, singing, crafts, tiny pickup trucks, and community outreach.
Karla Brestle, DVM
Veterinarian & Medical Director, NSNRT
Dr. Brestle graduated from NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine in 1993. She lives for the day that euthanasia is no longer a method of animal control, and believes that pursuing that through the mission of Humane Alliance is in some small way her contribution to that end. She lives with her little crew of Chihuahuas, Skye and The Pudge in her native Smoky Mountains. In her spare time she enjoys being outdoors, hiking, motorcycles, photography, and woodworking.