New Logo/Brand for Veterinary Hospital

Black Creek Veterinary Hospital

We are a primarily small animal hospital (dogs and cats) but do see some pocket pets, horses,pigs, and other livestock . We have been in practice since 1988 in the same location in Middleburg , Fl. There are myself and two associates, all University of Florida graduates. We are in the process of building a new ,state of the art hospital to grow with the community. We are looking for a unique look that compliments our philosophy and character of our community.

Pet owners, current and new clients
General public
We live in semi-rural setting, outside of a larger metropolitan city with a lot of commuters.

This logo is to be used on business cards, letterhead and possibly some signage and/or decorative display.
We prefer earth tones- greens, blues, maroon...

Variety of ideas include:
- Include animal foot prints( all species possible)
- the Veterinary rod of Asclepius- possibly using a gator vs a snake on the staff
- Incorporate globe w/ overlaid Asclepius?
- Animals as the continents on globe?
- being "green" or ideals such as "Healthy Pets Healthy People" or
Pets- People- Planet?
These could tie in with our Mission statement of " Your Other Family Doctor"

We realize these are a lot of ideas. The logo does not need to include all of these but they are merely our thoughts and ideas to go on.
No cartoon characters or clip art.
Ideally it should be able to stand on its own and be able to be included in other art work ,labeling correspondence....

Here are links to our current website and to our current logos

http://www.blackcreekvet.com
http://sites.google.com/site/bcvhlogo/logos