TO ADVANCE VETERINARY MEDICINE BY PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION TO THE ENTIRE VETERINARY TEAM; ENHANCE THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THOSE IN VETERINARY MEDICINE AND THOSE IN AGRICULTURE, THOSE WHO HAVE PETS, AND THE GOVERNMENT AND GENERAL PUBLIC; AND PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH BY PROMOTING PROPER INVOLVEMENT IN HUMAN AND ANIMAL HEALTH CARE BY THOSE IN THE VETERINARY PROFESSION.