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As the editors of this second edition of the textbook, we have been very aware that the driving force behind the development of veterinary laparoscopy and thoracoscopy is always going to be the thought‐leaders in university teaching hospitals and private practices who relish the challenge of developing new procedures, improving those already in existence and objectively evaluating those currently being performed in practice. We therefore made a conscious effort with this second edition to harness the collective experience and passion of two very important groups. First, those young investigators in the field that represent the future of minimally invasive surgery in veterinary medicine and who are pushing forward the boundaries of what the field will offer patients and owners in the future. Second, we asked the many clinicians and practitioners in far flung corners of the world, who are practicing minimally invasive techniques to bring a truly global perspective to this book. Great breakthroughs in veterinary surgical care are happening in Chile and Japan, in the Netherlands and in Canada and in countless other parts of the globe. This book has contributions from veterinarians all over the world, many of whom are brought together by their common interest and their membership of the Veterinary Endoscopy Society, as well as other societies with an interest in the field. In many countries around the world, local societies dedicated to the improvement of veterinary minimally invasive surgery have now sprung up that will further fuel investigation in the future, and this represents an exciting time to be involved in this subspecialty. On a more personal note, the editors have been hugely gratified by the community that has arisen based on a shared passion to develop minimally invasive surgical interventions for our companion animal species. This has led to the development of many wonderful friendships and many fruitful collaborative relationships that make professional engagement in the field so much more enjoyable.