Second year Vet student Andrè Brenn and his mother Pavla Haylock are planning to take on the Rat Race – a 20-mile assault course with over 200 obstacles to fundraise for Vetlife. Entering the veterinary community, Andrè was shocked by the prevalence of mental health issues and suicide rate within the profession. Andrè Explains, “Relatively […]
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The Crafty Vet Project
Vet Nurses Sarah Taylor and Zoe Daley are encouraging the veterinary community to discover their creative side with The Crafty Vet Project. Sarah first discovered the mental health benefits of crafting whilst working towards her GradDipAVN diploma when her stress was at an all-time high. She was gifted a cross stitch kit from her mother […]
Go the extra mile for Vetlife
This year is Vetlife’s centenary anniversary! To celebrate, we are encouraging Vets, students, Vet Nurses and everyone else in the veterinary community to take part in a parkrun event and fundraise for Vetlife. Parkrun is a series of 5k runs held on Saturday mornings in areas of open space around the UK. They are open […]
#RideForRita
Superstar vets Anna Jennings and Gemma Ives are embarking on a mammoth 1000 miles cycling challenge in memory of vet friend and colleague Rita. The determined duo are aiming to raise £5,000 for Vetlife through their fundraiser called #RideForRita. Anna and Gemma are planning to cycle from Land’s End to John O’Groats as a tribute […]
Blog: Providing support and help for over a century!
In this day and age, at a time when our profession is witnessing significant changes, it is reassuring to know that some things haven’t changed for over 100 years. This February marked the incorporation of the Victorian Veterinary Benevolent Fund, later to become known as the Veterinary Benevolent Fund, and in 2015 change its name […]
