The nonprofit veterinarian shortage: Who will care for the pets most in need?
There is an especially large impact on animal shelters and nonprofit veterinary clinics.
There is an especially large impact on animal shelters and nonprofit veterinary clinics.
How can future veterinarians address challenges in managing free-roaming, unowned cats?
With eight Shelter Medicine course and activity offerings this summer, UF veterinary students can pick a favorite topic or start on a path toward earning the Certificate in Shelter Medicine.
Vet students: If you have a deep personal passion to change the world for shelter pets and community cats, you might be one of our next Summer Fellows.
A difficult year - Animal shelter crowding - Compassion fatigue strategies course - Kitten shelter diversion -
Updated 12/8/23 -- Veterinarians report an increased number of dogs presenting with acute respiratory infection.
Declining adoption trends - Doggy day outs - Optimal cat petting sessions - Return to owner - Trap-neuter-return - Community cats - Spay/neuter research - Grants
Thanks to a $510,000 grant from Petco Love, highly-skilled veterinarians will go through an accelerated one-year internship with the UF Shelter Medicine Program.
Shelter medicine internship - Animal shelter leadership certificate - Recruiting veterinarians - Community cat research - Human-animal bond - Grants
With this research, we can better understand our challenges and continue our mission to protect and serve animals and their people.