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Veterinarians from around the world collaborating
Free · Global · Nonprofit veterinary community

Connecting veterinarians to improve animal welfare everywhere

A global community where veterinarians, students, technicians, researchers, shelters, NGOs, and welfare professionals collaborate, learn, mentor one another, and respond together to the world's greatest animal welfare challenges.

Our Mission

Wherever an animal needs care, a veterinarian shouldn't stand alone

The Vet Corps exists to unite the global veterinary profession around a shared purpose — so knowledge, support, and compassion reach every corner of the world.

Improve animal welfare globally

Raise the standard of care for animals everywhere, especially where resources are scarce.

Support veterinarians in crisis zones

Stand with colleagues working through conflict, disaster, and emergency.

Connect experts internationally

Break down borders so knowledge flows to wherever it's needed most.

Provide education

Open access to continuing education, mentorship, and clinical learning.

Support disaster response

Mobilize coordinated veterinary aid quickly when catastrophe strikes.

Advance evidence-based welfare

Champion research and protocols grounded in science and compassion.

Strengthen the human-animal bond

Protect the relationships that make animal welfare a shared human cause.

Global Impact

A community that spans the globe

From shelters in the Americas to crisis response in the Middle East, our members show up for animals everywhere. Explore where our projects, volunteers, and partners are making a difference — and where the next missions are headed.

  • Current projects
  • Volunteers
  • Partner organizations
  • Countries represented
  • Upcoming missions
Americas · 8
Europe · 11
Africa · 7
Middle East · 5
Asia · 9
Oceania · 3
Featured Projects

Where the community is making a difference

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Humanitarian

Gaza Veterinary Support

Middle East

Remote clinical guidance, supply coordination, and peer support for veterinarians and animal caretakers working under crisis conditions.

Emergency

Disaster Response

Global

Rapid-deployment network for floods, earthquakes, wildfires, and conflict — connecting local responders with global expertise in hours, not weeks.

Welfare

Shelter Medicine

Global

Protocols, mentorship, and population-health support for shelters and rescues managing high caseloads with limited resources.

Clinical

Pain Management

Global

Advancing evidence-based analgesia and recognition of pain across species, with open guidelines and case-based learning.

Conservation

Wildlife Welfare

Global

Supporting wildlife rehabilitation, rescue, and conservation medicine through cross-border collaboration and shared expertise.

Clinical

Equine Welfare

Global

Improving welfare for working and companion equids, from lameness to dentistry, especially in under-resourced regions.

Community at a glance

One profession, working as one

5,000+
Members
90+
Countries
40,000+
Volunteer hours
35+
Active projects
60+
Discussion forums
120+
Webinars hosted

Figures illustrate the scale The Vet Corps is building toward as the community grows.

The Community Platform

The global professional home for veterinary medicine

The educational depth of a clinical network, the connection of a professional community, and the collaboration tools of a modern workspace — unified in one place, and free for the profession.

Discussion Forums

60+ specialty boards — from emergency medicine and shelter care to case discussions, journal club, and mental health for vets.

Member Profiles & Messaging

Professional profiles with expertise, languages, and mentoring availability. Follow colleagues, message privately, build your network.

Working Groups

Private spaces for teams like Gaza Support or Shelter Medicine — with shared files, calendars, tasks, and their own meeting rooms.

Virtual Meeting Space

Host and schedule video conferences, case rounds, and briefings with screen sharing, breakout rooms, and recordings.

Knowledge Library

Searchable guidelines, protocols, welfare assessment tools, templates, client handouts, and recorded webinars.

Learning Hub

Courses, live webinars, journal clubs, and certificates of completion — with CE credit tracking where available.

Built in phases

Online today, growing into a full collaboration platform

We're launching in stages so the mission is visible now, while we build the deeper community tools thoughtfully and sustainably.

Phase 1Live now

Public home

Mission, projects, news, and ways to join, volunteer, and donate — telling the world who we are.

Phase 2In development

Member portal

Professional profiles and discussion forums — the first members-only home for the community.

Phase 3Planned

Groups & resources

Working groups, private messaging, and the searchable knowledge library.

Phase 4Planned

Live & intelligent

Video meetings, courses, volunteer matching, and AI-assisted collaboration.

Join a global movement for animal welfare

Membership is free and open to veterinarians, students, technicians, researchers, and welfare professionals worldwide.