The Veterinary Deer Society

The Veterinary Deer Society (VDS) was established in 1981 wth the object of aiding those vets interested in deer to exchange information more easily. The Society has grown with a current membership of around 150, many of whom are based overseas. The Society became a non-territorial division of the BVA in 1989, having over 100 BVA members.

The subscription has always been kept low (£10.00) but funds have accumulated due to the effort members put into writing and selling the book Management and Diseases of Deer.

Although the impetus for the Society came from the growing deer farming industry, many members are more involved with wild and park deer and a large proportion of the membership is involved in research into diseases of deer.