diff --git a/api-gateway/src/main/resources/static/scripts/vet-details/vet-details.template.html b/api-gateway/src/main/resources/static/scripts/vet-details/vet-details.template.html
index d63cefb0eb..79a9d956c8 100644
--- a/api-gateway/src/main/resources/static/scripts/vet-details/vet-details.template.html
+++ b/api-gateway/src/main/resources/static/scripts/vet-details/vet-details.template.html
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ <h5 class="mb-3">Availabilities</h5>
                     <a style="text-decoration: none;"><span
                             class="info v{{$ctrl.badge.vetId}}" ng-mouseenter="$ctrl.show($event,$ctrl.badge.vetId)"
                             ng-mouseleave="$ctrl.hide($event,$ctrl.badge.vetId)">
-                        <img alt="Badge preview" src="data:image/*;base64, {{$ctrl.badge.resourceBase64}}" width="150" height="150" class="image1">
+                        <img alt="Badge preview" src="data:image/*;base64, {{$ctrl.badge.resourceBase64}}" width="100" height="100" class="image1">
                     </span></a>
                 </div>
 
diff --git a/vet-service/src/main/java/com/petclinic/vet/servicelayer/VetServiceImpl.java b/vet-service/src/main/java/com/petclinic/vet/servicelayer/VetServiceImpl.java
index 6d815b87dd..ea9b36affa 100644
--- a/vet-service/src/main/java/com/petclinic/vet/servicelayer/VetServiceImpl.java
+++ b/vet-service/src/main/java/com/petclinic/vet/servicelayer/VetServiceImpl.java
@@ -11,21 +11,31 @@
   * Ticket: feat(VVS-CPC-553): add veterinarian
  */
 
+import com.petclinic.vet.dataaccesslayer.Vet;
 import com.petclinic.vet.dataaccesslayer.VetRepository;
+import com.petclinic.vet.dataaccesslayer.badges.Badge;
+import com.petclinic.vet.dataaccesslayer.badges.BadgeRepository;
+import com.petclinic.vet.dataaccesslayer.badges.BadgeTitle;
 import com.petclinic.vet.exceptions.InvalidInputException;
 import com.petclinic.vet.exceptions.NotFoundException;
 import com.petclinic.vet.util.EntityDtoUtil;
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
+import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+import org.springframework.util.StreamUtils;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.time.LocalDate;
+
 
 @Service
 @RequiredArgsConstructor
 public class VetServiceImpl implements VetService {
 
     private final VetRepository vetRepository;
+    private final BadgeRepository badgeRepository;
 
     @Override
     public Flux<VetDTO> getAll() {
@@ -52,7 +62,20 @@ public Mono<VetDTO> insertVet(Mono<VetDTO> vetDTOMono) {
                     return Mono.just(requestDTO);
                 })
                 .map(vetDTO -> EntityDtoUtil.toEntity(vetDTO))
-                .flatMap((vetRepository::save))
+                .flatMap(newVet -> {
+                    Badge badge = Badge.builder()
+                            .vetId(newVet.getVetId())
+                            .badgeTitle(BadgeTitle.VALUED)
+                            .badgeDate(String.valueOf(LocalDate.now().getYear()))
+                            .data(loadBadgeImage("images/empty_food_bowl.png"))
+                            .build();
+
+                    //combine results of two Mono operations, creating a Tuple2
+                    //extract vet from it
+                    return badgeRepository.save(badge)
+                            .zipWith(vetRepository.save(newVet))
+                            .map(tuple -> tuple.getT2());
+                })
                 .map(EntityDtoUtil::toDTO);
     }
 
@@ -110,6 +133,15 @@ public Mono<Void> deleteVetByVetId(String vetId) {
                 .flatMap(vetRepository::delete);
     }
 
+    private byte[] loadBadgeImage(String imagePath) {
+        try {
+            ClassPathResource cpr = new ClassPathResource(imagePath);
+            return StreamUtils.copyToByteArray(cpr.getInputStream());
+        } catch (IOException io) {
+            throw new InvalidInputException("Picture does not exist: " + io.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
 
 
 }