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Creating a Compassionate Community
VAPA seeks to empower veterinarians and veterinary professionals to extend the compassion they show for their individual patients to all sentient beings, including especially farmed animals. In our view, it is contradictory to address and treat the suffering of some animals, while ignoring others, as veterinarians.
We accomplish this goal through educational presentations, documentary screenings, vegan cooking demonstrations, providing resources on vegan nutrition, and ongoing mentorship of new and aspiring vegans.
Helping Students
Central to VAPA's mission is aiding Vet students who have ethical concerns about harming or killing animals in the process of training to become veterinarians. Vet students should be allowed to fulfill their dreams without being forced to unnecessarily harm animals in the process. Although some programs are still stuck in the past, there is a widespread international consortium of groups advancing humane alternatives in the field.
These humane teaching methods include the use of ethical-source cadavers from willed body donation programs and faculty-supervised sterilization surgeries.
Our website contains many resources to help students, teachers, and professionals, learn about and utilize humane alternatives. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us, or help others who might have a similar question by posting your question to the Open forum.
Your donations to VAPA help us create positive change in our world
Small donations can be made in our Store. For larger donations, contact us.
Membership
Membership in the Veterinary Association for the Protection of Animals helps students by providing them with direct connection to like-minded peers and professionals. Included with each Student membership is the assignment of a mentor. Mentors are VAPA members who you can assist you with questions you may have about humane animal medicine.
In addition to corresponding with your mentor, becoming a VAPA member gives you access to engage in discussions about the field of veterinary medicine, experiences at school, success stories, and general Q&A.
This Student Monthly Membership provides 30 days access to members-only forums.
By signing up for a longer subscriptions, you get free months of membership each year.
Membership in the Veterinary Association for the Protection of Animals helps students by providing them with direct connection to like-minded peers and professionals. Included with each Student membership is the assignment of a mentor. Mentors are VAPA members who you can assist you with questions you may have about humane animal medicine.
In addition to corresponding with your mentor, becoming a VAPA member gives you access to engage in discussions about the field of veterinary medicine, experiences at school, success stories, and general Q&A.
This Student Annual Membership provides a discounted rate over monthly memberships.
By signing up for a yearly subscription, you get a free month each year.
Membership in the Veterinary Association for the Protection of Animals helps students by providing them with direct connection to like-minded peers and professionals. Included with each Student membership is the assignment of a mentor. Mentors are VAPA members who you can assist you with questions you may have about humane animal medicine.
In addition to corresponding with your mentor, becoming a VAPA member gives you access to engage in discussions about the field of veterinary medicine, experiences at school, success stories, and general Q&A.
This Student Two-Year Membership gives you access to the members-only forums for two years.
By signing up for a Two-year subscription, you get 3 free months of membership.
Membership in the Veterinary Association for the Protection of Animals helps members of the public by providing them with direct connection to like-minded peers and organizations. Included with each Public membership is access to our board members.
Become a VAPA member and engage in discussions about the field of veterinary medicine, legal issues and ballot initiaves, success stories, and general Q&A.
This Public Monthly Membership gives you access to the members-only forums for one month.
By signing up for a longer subscriptions, you get free months of membership each year.
Membership in the Veterinary Association for the Protection of Animals helps members of the public by providing them with direct connection to like-minded peers and organizations. Included with each Public membership is access to our board members.
Become a VAPA member and engage in discussions about the field of veterinary medicine, legal issues and ballot initiaves, success stories, and general Q&A.
This Public Annual Membership gives you access to the members-only forums for one year.
By signing up for a yearly subscription, you get a free month each year.
Membership in the Veterinary Association for the Protection of Animals helps members of the public by providing them with direct connection to like-minded peers and organizations. Included with each Public membership is access to our board members.
Become a VAPA member and engage in discussions about the field of veterinary medicine, legal issues and ballot initiatives, success stories, and general Q&A.
This Public Two-Year Membership gives you access to the members-only forums for two years. By signing up for a Two-year subscription, you get a 3 free months of membership.
Membership in the Veterinary Association for the Protection of Animals helps veterinary medicine professionals by providing them with direct connection to like-minded peers and organizations. Included with each Professional membership is access to our private forums for professionals.
Become a VAPA member and engage in discussions about the field of veterinary medicine, experiences at work, success stories, and general Q&A.
This Professional Monthly Membership of membership and access to members-only forums.
By signing up for a longer subscriptions, you get free months of membership each year.
Membership in the Veterinary Association for the Protection of Animals helps veterinary medicine professionals by providing them with direct connection to like-minded peers and organizations. Included with each Professional membership is access to our private forums for professionals.
Become a VAPA member and engage in discussions about the field of veterinary medicine, experiences at work, success stories, and general Q&A.
This Professional Monthly Membership provides 1 year of membership and access to members-only forums.
By signing up for a yearly subscription, you get a free month each year.
Membership in the Veterinary Association for the Protection of Animals helps veterinary medicine professionals by providing them with direct connection to like-minded peers and organizations. Included with each Professional membership is access to our private forums for professionals.
Become a VAPA member and engage in discussions about the field of veterinary medicine, experiences at work, success stories, and general Q&A.
This Professional Two-Year Membership provides 2 years of membership and access to members-only forums.
By signing up for a Two-year subscription, you get 3 free months of membership.