Wellness of the community

Banfield gives back

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At Banfield, helping pets and the people who love them is more than just a job. With 20,000 caring and passionate Associates across the country, we're here to give back and deliver on our purpose: A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS. In partnership with our charitable arm, Banfield Foundation, Associates have helped improve the lives of pets through volunteering, fundraising, and creating access to care. Banfield Associates have given their time to impact more than 1 million pets and people since 2013, including thousands of hours spent volunteering with the Banfield Foundation, which has provided more than $23 million in grants since 2015 to nonprofit and animal welfare organizations across the country.

With paid volunteer opportunities across the country, Banfield Gives Back is the largest volunteer program of its kind in the veterinary industry!

Our pillars

Expanding access to care Inspiring the next generation
Our paid volunteer program empowers our Associates to make a difference in their backyards, communities, and across the globe. Our Associates can participate in the Mars Volunteer Program (MVP) program, planning and participating in local volunteer events year-round including preventive care clinics for vulnerable pets, organized in partnership with the Banfield Foundation or local nonprofit organizations. Aspiring globe trotters can also participate in the Mars Ambassador Program (MAP) and the Banfield Foundation’s Care Knows No Boundaries grant program, spending upwards of a week traveling around the world to help nonprofits and pets in need. At Banfield, we have a variety of programs that support the future of a diverse profession. This includes our signature volunteer program, Banfield Pet Academy, which is part of our educational pathways initiative and received an honorable mention on Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas list. Pet Academy has reached more K – 12 students through live presentations than any other career outreach program in the veterinary industry – 120,000 youth in all. Our national partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America also allows us to reach youth from historically marginalized communities to foster greater diversity in the veterinary profession. Banfield doctors and veterinary technicians engage students in their local community to inspire and educate them on the possibilities, benefits, and fulfillment associated with a career in the veterinary field.
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The Banfield Foundation
Since 2015, Banfield Foundation has been making preventive care possible for the pets that need it most. Through grants and partnerships, it provides medical supplies and resources to nonprofit partners in need; support pets, people and communities in crisis; and enable veterinary professionals – including Banfield Associates – to deliver compassionate and inclusive preventive veterinary care in under resourced communities areas across the nation. To learn more or to donate, visit https://www.banfieldfoundation.org.

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Commitment to sustainability
A healthy planet is critical to ensuring a future where pets, people, and the planet flourish. We are committed to sustainability and contributing to the Mars Inc. Sustainable in a Generation Plan, aimed at reducing Mars’ total environmental impact in line with what science says is necessary to keep the planet healthy. To learn more, click here. Mars Veterinary Health and Banfield are taking action to contribute to this commitment.

We’re part of something big
Banfield is more than a veterinary practice. We are part of Mars Veterinary Health and Mars, Inc., a privately-owned company. Because we’re privately-owned, we have independence and the gift of freedom to think in generations, not quarters, so we can invest in the long-term future of our industry, our Associates, our communities, and our planet.