The Koret Shelter Medicine Program remains firmly committed to the goal of supporting California shelters and realizing our shared dream. With your support, we can do even more to move the vision for a healthy and humane California to goal.  Donate Will you help us say YES and ensure the right care and outcome for every … Continue reading “Funding”

Go from wishlist to implementation in less than 6 weeks!  This Bootcamp’s goal is to help your shelter team review current best practices and innovations in the Behavior, Training and Enrichment (BTE) space, then assess your own operations and programs and begin implementing changes to level up what you are doing and how you are doing it. … Continue reading “Behavior, Training and Enrichment (BTE) Bootcamp”

Our “Ask an Expert” shelter medicine question response system is a joint project of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Shelter Medicine Program and University of California Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program. If you would like to submit an inquiry, please send an email to: sheltermedconsult@gmail.com. To assist us in providing the best information in response to your … Continue reading “Ask an Expert”

ISSUE 1 // VOLUME 3 OR 4. BUT WHO’S COUNTING? HELLO FROM THE OTHER SIDE BY KATE HURLEY Hello and welcome to the third, or possibly fourth, quasi-annual relaunch of The Shelter Medicine Times, bringing you “all the news that’s fit to sniff” on and off since about 2005! What took so long, you might … Continue reading “SHELTER MEDICINE TIMES”

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW TO MAKE YOUR SHELTER’S HOUSING MORE HUMANE Projects for Feline Housing On the Projects for Feline Housing page, you’ll find links to instructions—and haikus—for the following cat housing accessories: Curtailments Portal Raised bed Hidey Box Cat toys Cushy cat mat Scratchers Climbing tower Projects for Canine Housing On the Projects for Canine … Continue reading “DIY Housing Accessories for Animal Shelters”

Our mission is to serve as change agents who inform and inspire shelter leaders to implement a humane, community-centered approach to animal care and shelter management; focused on prevention and grounded in science.  Our vision is a world where every person working in a shelter is able to provide animals with the right care, delivered … Continue reading “About”

Your support allows us to save animal lives The generosity of animal lovers like you allows us to continue our work for homeless pets. Any level helps… Any donation will help us to communicate with shelter veterinarians, managers, and staff, and to train veterinary students to be the shelter veterinarians of the future. We encourage … Continue reading “Donate”

In California’s FY 2020-21 budget, Governor Gavin Newsom proposed $50 million in one-time General Fund dollars for the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program to develop a program that provides expertise, support, and local assistance grants over five years to help communities achieve the state’s policy goal that no adoptable or treatable dog or cat … Continue reading “California for All Animals”

Mehnaz (Chumkee) Aziz, DVMOutreach Veterinarian Allison CardonaCalifornia State Director Andy CowittMarketing and Communications Specialist Cindi Delany, DVMMaddie’s® Million Pet Challenge Director of Online Learning Kate Hurley, DVMProgram Director Cynthia (Cindy) Karsten, DVMDirector of Outreach Stacy Kraus, DVMClinical Instructor, Student Training Emily LeverentzProgram Coordinator Mandy NewkirkMarketing and Communications Manager Nadia OsegueraCalifornia Program Manager Jenna PlaskonLead RVT … Continue reading “Our Personnel”