Elise Winn Pollard grew up devouring James Herriott books in a home shared with, at one time or another, cats, iguanas, gerbils, cockatiels, rabbits—and one dog—and planned to become either a writer or veterinarian. Writer won out, though she’s continued to surround herself with animals, and they often make an appearance in her fiction. After … Continue reading “Elise Winn, Marketing and Communications Specialist”
California State Director Allison Cardona announced today a request for proposals for a new round of grants to California animal welfare agencies. The Open Grants proposal period lasts from May 1 – June 30, 2022. This round of funding is available to municipal shelters, private shelters with municipal contracts, and private shelters without municipal contracts … Continue reading “California for All Animals Announces New Grant Opportunity”
Chrissy Teuscher began her journey into the field of shelter medicine when she was hired as an intern by Dr. Cynthia Delany at Yolo County Animal Services in the summer of 2012. She became licensed as a Registered Veterinary Technician in December 2013, and worked as an RVT for the Sacramento SPCA Spay/Neuter Department. One … Continue reading “Chrissy Teuscher, RVT”
The Million Cat Challenge, a joint project of the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program and the University of Florida Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program, launched the shelter-based campaign in 2014 to save cats all over North America, with Edmonton being the first shelter in Western Canada to take part. The goal is to reduce euthanasia … Continue reading “Edmonton Humane Society takes part in challenge to save one million cats”
“If I could have made a wish 18 years ago, I could not even have imagined wishing for anything as incredible as what shelter medicine has grown up into,” said Dr. Kate Hurley as she lit the candles on a festively decorated birthday cake in a conference room at UC Davis on Monday. Dr. Hurley … Continue reading “Shelter Medicine Celebrates 18th Birthday”
Katie Blancett graduated the Yuba College Veterinary Technician program in 2017. During her time at the program she did two lab animal internships: UC Davis Mouse Biology Program and Antibodies Inc. After graduating she decided to pursue the Laboratory Animal field at Antibodies Inc. for 3 years. While working there she gained experience working with … Continue reading “Katie Blancett, Animal Health Technician, YCAS”
Title:Â Shelter Medicine Resident Alumna 2008 Dr. Katie Mullin completed her residency training in shelter medicine in July 2008. Dr. Mullin is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania school of veterinary medicine. Upon graduation Dr. Mullin performed a one year internship at the Animal Medical Center in New York. While there she serendipitously found a … Continue reading “Catherine (Katie) Mullin, VMD, MS”
Double Compartment Cage Housing Our research has shown that low-stress cat housing saves lives. On this page, Dr. Denae Wagner provides an overview of the key elements to make short-term individual cat housing that allows for a cat’s physical and mental wellbeing. Details Learn more by clicking a feature below. Portal Portals and passthroughs allow … Continue reading “Cat Housing for Animal Shelters”
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Shelter consultations offer a powerful way to help shelters provide humane care and save homeless animals’ lives. They can also be expensive and time-consuming, since they require travel and accommodations for shelter health experts. Searching for a more scalable, cost-effective way to bring lasting change to shelters, Dr. Hurley and her team launched a pilot … Continue reading “Capacity for Care Bootcamp 2.0 Begins”
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