Veterinary leaders
building a better world.
Our Why
We are leaders — of businesses, teams, and an industry. Those who have chosen to follow us deserve our very best, and we choose to rise to that challenge.
We do not shy away from the hard work of learning, questioning, and innovating, because we know that is the work of true leadership.
Our Challenge
For too long, the veterinary industry has watched other fields develop innovative support f or employees. As leaders, we have failed to keep pace and are now paying the price — difficulty recruiting and a floodgate of talent leaving for other industries.
We can no longer afford to slack. We must break down the barriers left neglected for decades and earn the right to lead our teams into the future.
89%
of veterinarians are white
Why has our industry failed to attract and retain diverse talent? We must identify and eliminate the structural biases keeping us from our potential.
82%
of technicians are women
Yet we continue to accept a lack of healthcare access and family support, shirking our responsibility to change the status quo. Why are we surprised when our top talent leaves to find leaders who will stand for them?
92%
of internships underpay
Large segments of our employees do not earn a living wage. Puppy cuddles will not pay the bills and promoting poverty as a badge of honor is not a winning strategy.
Our Issues
The challenges we face are vast. It is up to us to pave the way for our teams and successors, finding new ways to solve old problems.
These are not buzzwords, but the keys to the kingdom. By building teams rich with a variety of perspectives and experience, we can meet the challenges of modern veterinary medicine equipped to succeed.
None of us are anything without our health. We ask much from our own and our teammates’ bodies everyday. We put our own and our colleague’s hearts and minds through dizzying acrobatics every shift. We must also care for those bodies, hearts, and minds.
To attract and retain the industrious and intelligent individuals necessary in veterinary medicine, we must create a field that will give them as much as they give to it. Passion will take our teams far, but it will not pay their bills. We must do better.
We are all sons, daughters, mothers, fathers, sisters, and brothers, of both our biological and chosen families. If we cannot support our teams in their most vulnerable moments, how can we turn to them for support in ours?
Take The Pledge
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I will protect those I am privileged to call my pack by facing the hard work of learning, questioning, and building a better world.
This is…
Your practice,
Your team,
Your move.
Leaders Wanted
The movement for #vetsprotectthepack cannot be limited to practice owners. It will take us all—technicians, associates, CSRs, managers, assistants, and industry professionals—joining with practice and corporate owners to ensure our industry reaches its full potential.
No matter your role, there is a need for you to lead. Learn more, join others, and take action today.
Learn
You have already taken the first step. Now dive in and learn more about the challenges facing veterinary medicine today.
join others
Thousands of others are already doing this work. Join them in leading the way to a better future for yourself and those you run beside.
take action
Every action, no matter how small or large, will build towards a better future for us all. You already have the power to make change happen.