About Us
Our Purpose
To drive excellence in veterinary practice to improve the health and welfare of small animals.
Our Mission
To enable the community of small animal veterinary professionals to develop their knowledge and skills through leading-edge education, scientific research and collaboration.
Our Values
The values at the heart of BSAVA guide our decisions, actions and behaviour for the benefit of our communities, and society.
- We nurture and support our communities
- We aim for excellence in all that we do
- We strive to be bold and innovative
- We are accountable and trustworthy
- We are rigorous and evidence led
These headline values are underpinned by more detailed statements of intent, which give greater depth to our aspiration to be genuinely values-driven.
We nurture and support our communities
As an altruistic community we espouse equality of opportunity, diversity, and inclusion. We are welcoming, accessible, and respectful to all. Our style is to be collaborative and empowering, encouraging progression and development in a sharing community that is mutually supportive, inspirational, and fun.
We aim for excellence in all that we do
Excellence is core to our organisation’s purpose, we have a passion for quality, and professionalism. As an ambitious, expert community we are aspirational, committed, diligent, and driven.
We strive to be bold and innovative
We are open-minded and receptive to new ideas. We strive to be pioneering and creative while delivering sustainably and providing value for money. We work to leverage our expertise to facilitate change to benefit our communities, the professions and wider society.
We are accountable and trustworthy
Integrity and honesty underpin all our relationships, with staff, volunteers, members and other stakeholders. We are fair, impartial and open in our dealings and communications.
We are rigorous and evidence led
As a responsible, independent community, BSAVA will exercise moral courage in its decision-making. In the context of science, our approach will be rigorous, reliable, and evidence-based whilst open-minded in our consideration of pioneering and innovative concepts.
