Sarah spent her early life dancing barefoot among the trees in a small California country town accompanied by her pet rats, cats, dogs, and a pony. She loved expressing herself artistically through many mediums and was passionate about animals, nature, and science. She pursued a career in dance from an early age but shifted her … Continue reading “”
The physical facility affects virtually every aspect of shelter operations, from animal health and welfare; to cost of operations and staffing efficiency; to public perception and the number of animals served. Good shelter design embodies the goals and mandates of the sheltering organization and optimizes the experiences of animals, staff, volunteers, adopters, and the community, … Continue reading “Facility Design Resources”
This is the kickoff video we use for our Facility Design Bootcamp. The exercise it describes is useful not just at the beginning of a shelter build or redesign; it’s one we should incorporate into any big journey. Taking a moment to visit your why, your reason for being, is the only way to align … Continue reading “Facility Design Bootcamp Intro Video”
This month Samantha Hobson published “Examining potential impacts of Capacity for Care (C4C) as a strategy to manage shelter cat populations” as a Master’s Thesis at the University of Guelph, Ontario. The concept of Capacity for Care (C4C) forms the core of the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program’s shelter management philosophy. When a shelter operates within … Continue reading “New Study Adds to Evidence that Capacity for Care Improves Shelter Ops”
Koret Shelter Medicine Program Director Dr. Kate Hurley has received a Maddie’s Hero Award in the category of Big Picture Thinking for her pioneering work with the Million Cat Challenge, crystallizing and popularizing data-driven policies and practices that help shelters increase their lifesaving capacity. The award, now in its second year, honors the foremost innovators in … Continue reading “Dr. Kate Hurley Receives Maddie’s Hero Award”
Title: Shelter Medicine Residents Alumna 2005 Dr. Sheila Segurson completed her Shelter Medicine and Behavior residency in 2005. Upon completion of her residency, Dr. Segurson became a diplomat of the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists, joining the ranks of 42 other board-certified veterinary behaviorists in the United States. Dr. Segurson spent the next year working at … Continue reading “Sheila Segurson, DVM, DACVB”
A couple of years ago, Dr. Cristie Kamiya, Chief of Shelter Medicine at Humane Society Silicon Valley and Koret Shelter Medicine Program alumna, had an ambitious idea: meet all 543 “must, should, and ideal” guidelines in the Association of Shelter Veterinarians’ 2010 “Guidelines to Standards of Care in Animal Shelters” white paper. In order to … Continue reading “KSMP Verifies Humane Society Silicon Valley as First-Ever Model Shelter”
Dr. Cristie Kamiya was born and raised in Hawaii, but has spent most of her adult life living in Colorado, and since completing the shelter medicine residency in 2013 has relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area. She is currently Chief of Shelter Medicine at Humane Society Silicon Valley, where she oversees Shelter and Medical … Continue reading “Cristie Kamiya, DVM”
Andy comes to us via the San Francisco SPCA, where he spent five years as webmaster, copywriter, and designer. Here at the KSMP, he designed, built and maintains the sheltermedicine.com website you’re looking at right now. See a problem? Please let him know! His other responsibilities include writing copy for the website and promotional materials, … Continue reading “Andy Cowitt, Marketing and Communications Specialist”
Note: This is a dynamic situation. Please go to our info sheet for the latest updates. In preparation for an increase in COVID-19 cases and the hospitalization of people with severe disease, animal service agencies are collaborating with public health departments to support the animals of persons who require hospitalization. For people that do not … Continue reading “Animal Services’ Role in COVID-19 Support”
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