Dr. Rick Hamlin graduated from Texas A&M University Veterinary School in 1986 and has been practicing veterinary medicine in the Richardson/Garland/Murphy area ever since. He built Kindness Small Animal Hospital in 1992 and owned it until selling in 2005. He continued to practice veterinary medicine in the area and decided in 2012 he wanted to build a new practice. He and his brother built Mercy Animal Clinic in 2012, and he opened his doors in 2013. When Dr. Hamlin is not at the clinic during and after hours caring for your pets, he enjoys traveling the globe with his daughter and going to the gym [citation].