For the public

Welcome to our community pages. Veterinarians play a crucial role in our communities as the experts on animal health and welfare - for our pets, livestock and working animals, or in research or educational roles.

Vets care about animals, and it’s why they take on the job in the first place. They understand the important role animals play in people’s lives and work to improve the animal-human relationship any way they can.

This section includes the opportunity to Find-a-vet in your community who's an AVA member, and discover what to expect when you visit the vet.

You can read answers to frequently asked questions about pets and about horses and farm animals.

There's info about how to become a veterinarian and details of our community education program, AVA PetPEP.

You might also like to visit our news section to read articles and media releases about the topics you're interested in.