About Us
Bringing Veterinary Medicine back to what matters
Safe Haven Veterinary Clinic was born out of a desire to return veterinary medicine to the way it should be practiced; with the patients wellbeing at the very heart of the care.
In the last decade Vets in general have become synonymous with corporate medicine, where no matter what catchy tag line they present, profit will always come before the patient.
At Safe Haven, I, as an experienced 20 year qualified Veterinarian, firmly believe we need to get this profession back to the James Herriot ethos of a love of the job as a way of life, and a love of the animals and their care at the core of everything we do. And that I truly believe starts in the home.
Most of our pets feel the same way about the Vets as I do about the dentist! Simply walking in the door peeks their stress from the sights sounds and smells.
It is well known in human medicine that patients do better if you can where possible keep them out of hospital and in their homes - so long as they can receive the care they need of course.
That's why at Safe Haven we want to bring as much of the practice to you as we can. Whilst we can't perform surgery at your home, we can provide both the routine care of consultations and vaccinations, and also blood testing (for both health care checks and when disease is suspected), blood pressure monitoring, diabetes management, titre testing, in home ultrasound exams, lameness management, post operative care to name just a few things.
I truly believe in building relationships with my clients that last a lifetime, and in order to do that, those relationships need to be founded on honesty and from that - trust. I believe that the care of our animals is a God given mandate set out from the very beginning of time and I take that with the seriousness that it demands.
SAFE HAVEN - for your pets that's your home - and in times of illness its our hands - together as a team.
Meet The Team

David graduated from Bristol Vet School in 2005, with Honours, and having received the Harold Pearson Prize for Small Animal Surgery . His first passion is genuine old fashioned veterinary medicine. Getting to know the owners and the pets a like to offer the best options. But he also likes to be at the cutting edge of what's available and possible. His other passion is surgery - predominantly soft tissue, and to his knowledge he is one on the longest standing endoscopic surgeons in Dorset, with 15 years experience and hundreds of procedures completed. In his spare time his guilty pleasures are metal detecting (if anyone has land they'd be happy for him to search please let him know!) and all varieties of Lego - yes very much still a child at heart.
Dr David Badger MRCVS
PgC SAS GPcert SAS GPCert Endosurgery
Founder and Practice Director

Lucy qualified as a Veterinary Nurse in 2005 in a local practice, where she gained a Certificate in ECC. When she is not at work, she enjoys horse riding and a good box set.
Lucy Luff RVN
Head Nurse and Director of Nursing.
REally exciting news coming in late September 26!!!!
That right - come the end of September 2026 we have some really exiting news that will give
Safe Haven a brand new address and hopefully increase gradually our abilities.
Lucy and I are so excited and we cannot wait to make a reveal but there is a little bit of time to wait.
So...... keep a watch as we will be teasing you a little just for fun with some photos as things happen!
Eeeeek!! SOOOO Excited - and a little scared too!!
