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.

• 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

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

See also the minutes of the November 2011 meeting on the Meetings page.

There are a few copies left of "A Victorian Veterinary Student’s Diary", the first book to be published by the Granville Penn Press, an imprint of the Veterinary History Society. Click here to find out more.

* "Twentieth Century Veterinary Lives", the next book planned by the Society, has gone to print and will be published and ready for sale at the end of May. Details will follow..

Read articles from our journal which explore illustrations of the history of veterinary medicine and its teaching.

The Rocky Road from Odiham. (202kb)

Every Picture Tells a Story. (89kb)

Byron's Dog. (58kb)

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

Annual subscriptions: UK members £25, students £10, Overseas members £30