The Veterinary Council of Ghana (VCG) is a body established by Law in 1993 the Veterinary Surgeons Law, (PNDC Law 305C) to regulate Veterinary Practitioners in their profession and to regulate and control the practices performed by the Practitioners with the view to securing the highest standards in the practice of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery in Ghana.
To achieve this Council is expected to perform the following functions:-
a) Prescribe standards of professional conduct and ethics for practitioners;
b) Uphold and enforce professional standards by disciplinary powers conferred under the Veterinary Surgeons Law;
c) Maintain and publish a register of practitioners; and
d) Do all such things as in the opinion of the Council are necessary or desirable for the proper regulation of the practice of veterinary surgery and the improvement of veterinary services of Ghana.