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About us

The Veterinary History Society was founded in London in 1962.

The aims of the Society are to foster all aspects of veterinary history and membership is open to any person interested in the subject.

To achieve these aims, the Society:
  • Promotes meetings for members and guests
  • Publishes a journal - Veterinary History
  • Prepares exhibitions
  • Sponsors lectures for students, for associations and for joint meetings with other societies
  • Encourages the preservation of artefacts and records of veterinary historical interest
  • Assists research workers and other persons on the history of the veterinary art

arrowHere is the latest Newsletter
If you would like to see the previous one, it's here

See also the minutes of the November 2009 meeting on the Meetings page and details of the Newmarket meeting on 2 June.

Click here to read about "Twentieth Century Veterinary Lives", a new book to be published by the Society.

Read articles from our journal which explore illustrations of the history of veterinary medicine and its teaching.
arrow The Rocky Road from Odiham. (202kb)

arrow Every Picture Tells a Story. (89kb)

arrow Byron's Dog. (58kb)

For details of membership with journal subscriptions contact the Membership Secretary. You can do this from the Contacts page.