Not exact matches
Enright was working in a cat
shelter in Australia when she went the to the
International Society of Feline
Medicine (ISFM) conference in Barcelona, Spain, in 2013.
Abbie has had a passion for
international travel and volunteering for many years, including spay / neuter campaigns, wildlife care,
shelter medicine and field surgery.
Two weeks ago in Vinh City, Vietnam, former Maddie's
Shelter Medicine Program resident Dr. Katherine Polak teamed up with Adam Parascandola from Humane Society
International to deliver a series of lectures and tabletop exercises to help build the capacity of local groups working throughout the country to tackle the dog and cat meat trade.
Maddie's
Shelter Medicine Program alum Dr. Katherine Polak serves as
international director of animal welfare for the Soi Dog Foundation, Thailand's largest animal welfare charity.
Day 1 consisted of group - based discussions and lectures delivered by Dr. Polak and Adam Parascandola from Humane Society
International on
shelter medicine topics including infectious disease control, facility design, and sanitation.
Dr. Otteman is a Charter Member of the
International Veterinary Forensic Sciences Association, a member of the OVMA and AVMA and served on the national
Shelter Medicine Organizing Committee for three years.