The Animal Inn

Beth Vece: Fifty Years Behind the Kennel Gate

Beth Vece took ownership of The Animal Inn in 1975, inheriting a facility that had already been boarding Las Vegas pets since 1958. What was then a small kennel operation on the outskirts of the city is now one of the longest continuously operating pet boarding businesses in Nevada, with nearly seven decades of uninterrupted service. Vece — a veteran — has run the day-to-day operations for over fifty years, a stretch of single-owner continuity that is rare in any industry and virtually unheard of in pet care. Under her stewardship, The Animal Inn has expanded beyond traditional dog and cat boarding to accommodate rabbits, birds, reptiles, and exotic pets, reflecting the widening range of animals that Las Vegas households have brought home over the decades.

The facility operates from 3460 West Oquendo Road, south of the McCarran airport corridor in a light-industrial pocket of central Las Vegas. The location offers outdoor kennel runs, indoor climate-controlled housing, grooming services, and individualized care plans for animals with medical or behavioral needs. Vece’s approach has always been hands-on: she knows the animals by name, tracks dietary requirements personally, and maintains a staff-to-animal ratio that allows for individual attention rather than warehouse-style boarding. That philosophy has kept The Animal Inn’s client base loyal across generations — families who boarded their childhood dog in the 1980s now board their own pets at the same facility.

The Animal Inn in the Las Vegas Valley

Las Vegas presents particular challenges for pet boarding: extreme summer heat that makes outdoor-only facilities dangerous, a transient population that creates unpredictable demand cycles, and a hospitality workforce whose irregular schedules often require flexible drop-off and pickup arrangements. The Animal Inn has operated through all of these conditions since the Eisenhower administration, adapting its facility and services as the valley grew from a small desert town into a metro area of over two million people. For pet owners who value experience and continuity over corporate branding, sixty-eight years of operation under dedicated ownership is a track record that speaks for itself.

Owner

Beth Vece

Founded

1958

Address

3460 W Oquendo Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89118

Phone

(702) 736-0036

Website

animalinnlv.com