Scientific Reports of the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

The article considers the structure, tasks, and authorities of public associations, specialized veterinary organizations and associations, analyzes their activity features and impact on the development of veterinary medicine and the qualification of veterinarians in both Ukraine and in other countries. The conducted study has shown that in many countries interests of veterinary medicine specialists are represented by veterinary associations of both general practitioners and veterinarians with a narrow expertise. These organizations have been in existence for a quite long time and the rules of their operation were developed a long time ago. In addition, several international veterinary associations are now actively assisting Ukraine through their partners by supporting veterinarians who need help in restoring clinic operations, pet owners in need of assistance, and animal shelters. At present, there are associations in Ukraine with quite diverse directions and specializations. But there is a lack of a global organization that could unite all the veterinary medicine specialists and take on a range of permissive, regulatory functions from the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection by following the example of the colleagues from other countries. Furthermore, certain financial problems and the absence of the official website are noticeable in some of the organizations. Some of them exist formally, without holding any events

international veterinary organizations and associations, public associations of veterinary medicine specialists, veterinary science, advanced training