Vets in the Community

Volunteer and put your skills into practice.

Vets in the Community provides free routine veterinary care for the pets of homeless and vulnerably housed people in Nottingham and the surrounding areas.

It is a student-run initiative with charitable status, founded in 2012.

How does it work?

The mobile clinic is managed and run by a committee of Nottingham vet students under the supervision of staff members.

The clinic runs on a weekly basis in locations around Nottingham. Services on offer are:

health checks
vaccinations
micro-chipping
treatment for fleas, worms and minor ailments
advice on pet healthcare and nutrition

The student committee also spend time fundraising to keep the service running.

Find out more, visit the website.

We go out into the centre of Nottingham, and they have a trailer where they treat the animals of homeless and vulnerably housed people. It’s really good to practise consulting skills.

Katie Siddons

Who can take part?

All veterinary medicine students, in all years of study, can get involved.

Achievements

To date we have treated over 300 dogs, cats and rabbits, and even a ferret!

In 2020, we were Green Gown Awards 2020 Benefiting Society Winner, as well as a finalist of Green Gowns Awards (International) 2021.

Watch the video

Meet Vets in the Community - a student-led charity. Students and staff volunteer to help the pets of homeless and vulnerably housed people in Nottingham. Providing health checks, vaccinations micro-chipping, treatment for fleas, worms and minor ailments, and advice on pet health care.