MORE than 100 charities and worthy causes that help people, animals and the environment have benefited from the kindness of colleagues at VetPartners who raised £376,453 during 2025.
Teams from VetPartners’ veterinary practices and associated animal healthcare businesses throughout the UK and Ireland ran marathons, climbed mountains, baked cakes and organised dog shows, quizzes and raffles to generate money to help worthy causes and those most in need.
Colleagues raised £214,300 during 2025 and VetPartners donated £162,153 through its charity fund that matches money raised by team members. In total, 138 charities and worthy causes benefited.
The grand total was the highest ever amount raised in a year by VetPartners and it saw us top the £1million mark for money raised since we were established in 2015.
The 2025 fundraising total included £23,268 for the UK chosen charity of 2025, Air Ambulances UK, the national charity that supports the UK’s 21 regional air ambulance charities, helping them save even more lives every day.
VetPartners colleagues have selected Vetlife as their new chosen charity for 2026. Vetlife also benefited from the generosity of VetPartners colleagues in 2025 as they raised £35,219 for the charity which offers emotional support to everyone in the veterinary community through its helpline.
Through its partnership with VetPartners, World Land Trust has been able to purchase and protect more than 1,000 acres of threatened habitat. VetPartners directly donates to the international conservation charity through annual events such as Month of Movement every May. Colleagues logged their activities during Month of Movement on the Strava app and VetPartners accumulated everyone’s minutes, before donating £1 for every hour of physical activity by team members.
Colleagues at VetPartners Ireland raised £5,391 (6,210 euros) for Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind and £7,082 for Guide Dogs Northern Ireland, their chosen charities of 2024 and 2025.
The fundraising activities across the year saw colleagues participate in the VetPartners Virtual 5K. UK teams raised money for Air Ambulances UK, teams in Ireland raised money for Irish Guide Dogs and Guide Dogs Northern Ireland, colleagues in Italy raised money for Treedom and, in Germany, teams helped VETHiLFE
Other fundraising efforts included:
- Goddard Vets vet Caroline Frith ran London Marathon and a half iron man event in Warsaw to raise money for Maggie’s Barts Hospital Centre in London.
- Coastway Vets colleagues joined forces to organise sponsored walks and raft races for Canine Partners, Raystede Animal Welfare and Sompting Wildlife
- Park Vets in Sheffield completed a 40km relay walk to raise more than £2,000 for animal charities.
- Team members at Ash Tree Vets in Kibworth and Market Harborough climbed Snowdon and also wore pink at all their branches to raise funds for Breast Cancer Now.
- Gortlands Vets in Belfast raised money for Guide Dogs Northern Ireland through a Dingbats contest.
VetPartners Group Head of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Hannah James, who oversees fundraising activities, said: “Every year, our colleagues throw themselves into fundraising for our chosen charity and other causes that are close to their hearts. People are prepared to do incredible feats that often demand physical and mental toughness, and they also put so much effort into arranging events.
“We’re always touched by the stories behind the fundraising as, often, it is to support causes that are really special to them or to their family, colleagues or friends. The fundraising reflects how caring and compassionate the veterinary community is as people go all out to help others.”
Now efforts are focused on raising money for VetPartners’ 2026 chosen charity, Vetlife. Colleagues were asked to vote for their charity of the year and Vetlife received the majority vote from a shortlist of six.
Hannah added: “We understand that working in the veterinary profession can be a really tough job emotionally and our colleagues face challenging situations almost every day. Vetlife does so much to support the veterinary community, so we are looking forward to raising as much money as possible to help the great work they do.”
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