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Building an inclusive workplace
An inclusive workplace is essential for vets and veterinary teams to thrive. When people feel safe, valued, and respected for who they are, it boosts team morale, fosters stronger collaboration, and drives clinical excellence.
We are committed to building a diverse and supportive profession where everyone feels valued and respected. We want everyone to feel they fit into the workplace and profession, creating an environment where everyone can perform at their best.
Download our inclusive spaces toolkitTo ensure you’re meeting your legal requirements around equality, diversity and inclusion in your workplaces and practises, download our member-exclusive EDI Policy Template, EHRC Code of Practice and EDI Champion job description, all of which give you a practical starting point to help create welcoming spaces: |
We are proud to represent a veterinary profession that is wonderfully diverse with veterinary teams made up of people from different backgrounds, cultures, experiences and perspectives. Our campaign celebrates that diversity, highlighting the wide range of roles and contributions made by members of our profession and sharing their stories.
Rithashyan Sivaganeshwaran
Meet Rithashyan Sivaganeshwaran, a third-year Veterinary Medicine student at the Royal Veterinary College, passionate about conservation and wildlife. Alongside his studies, he is the Vice President of Animal Aspirations’ RVC chapter, working with the committee to widen access to the profession through schools and outreach events.
Morgan Rook
Meet Morgan Rook, an Registered Veterinary Nurse who openly shares their experiences of working in the veterinary profession, offering valuable insight, encouragement and advice for anyone navigating a transition or exploring their identity and neurodivergence.
Fiona Bennett
Meet Fiona, who has spent more than a decade helping people and their pets while building a career centred on kindness, community and connection. A proud advocate for the LGBT+ community, she encourages others to "find your people" and never underestimate the power of belonging.
Sharon King
Meet Sharon King, who grew up on a farm surrounded by animals, making becoming a vet a natural career choice and leading her to become the inaugural winner of our Veterinary Mentor Award.
Diva Parashar
Meet Diva Parashar, a fourth-year veterinary student at the Royal Veterinary College, passionate about small animal surgery and veterinary policy.
Ben Erentraut
Meet Ben Erentraut, who shares his experiences working in the veterinary profession and his advice for those struggling with their sexuality or gender identity and neurodiversity.
- Everyone welcome: Building an inclusive veterinary profession
- British Veterinary Association responds to the gender pay gap in the veterinary profession
- Pride: using our collective power to build a more inclusive world
- Animal Aspirations: seeing ourselves in the profession
- Everyone Welcome: Building an LGBT+ inclusive veterinary profession
- British Veterinary LGBT+ Society celebrates 10 years of supporting, campaigning and educating
- ACAS
- BVNA Members Advisory Service
- BVNA Chronic Illness Toolkit
- British Veterinary Chronic Illness Support (BVCIS)
- British Veterinary LGBT+ Facebook Group
- British Veterinary Ethnicity and Diversity Society (BVEDS)
- Vetlife’s Neurodiversity Awareness Campaign: Bridging Understanding, Breaking Barriers
- Veterinary Women
- Animal Aspirations