Sentences with phrase «shelter medicine over»

I first became interested in shelter medicine over 10 years ago while working at the Louisiana SPCA.

The development of shelter medicine over the last 15 years has helped make it possible to give shelter animals the same chance at treatment as animals with homes.

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Most people might think shelter medicine is mostly about spay / neuter, but a group of progressive veterinarians are changing paradigms all over the United States as they develop innovative, data - driven strategies for helping homeless pets.

She's a pioneer in the field of shelter medicine, author or co-author of more than 100 journal articles and textbook chapters, and is a co-founder of the Million Cat Challenge., a shelter - based campaign to save the lives of one million cats in North America over a five - year period.)

In addition to her professorship in the Maddie's ® Shelter Medicine Program at UF and her influence on students all over the U.S. and globally, Dr. Levy has been a leader in advancing the science and well - being of community cats.

Maddie's Fund has funded animal rescue and veterinary school shelter medicine training and research through grants across the nation for over 15 years, and is opening our first - ever shelter in 2015 at 4280 Hacienda Boulevard in Pleasanton, California.

Maddie's Fund ® has awarded $ 1.1 M over the next three years to support the development of a comprehensive shelter medicine program at Purdue University's School of Veterinary Mmedicine program at Purdue University's School of Veterinary MedicineMedicine.

In addition to her impact teaching students all over the U.S. as well as globally, some of her notable achievements include groundbreaking work with community cats in the early 90s through Operation CatNip; advancing the field and credibility of shelter medicine through disease prevention, outbreak response and prioritizing lifesaving over euthanasia; and more recent projects like the Million Cat Challenge.

February 1, 2008 Maddie's Fund has awarded $ 1.1 M over the next three years to support the development of a comprehensive shelter medicine program at Purdue University's School of Veterinary Mmedicine program at Purdue University's School of Veterinary MedicineMedicine.

Her work, while at Emancipet, closely connected with over 12 central Texas shelters, which ultimately exposed and inspired her towards shelter medicine and animal welfare issues.

After some negotiation, Maddie's Fund promised to grant the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine $ 1.5 million over 5 years to (1) start a resident training program, (2) conduct noninvasive research of benefit to shelter animals, and (3) provide outreach and support to animal sheltering organizations, as long as at least 60 % of the shelters helped were self - described as no kill facilities.

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 takShelter 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 takShelter 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 takshelter - based campaign in 2014 to save cats all over North America, with Edmonton being the first shelter in Western Canada to takshelter in Western Canada to take part.

• Rescue / Volunteer Coordinator • Community Outreach Coordinator • Facilities Maintenance Lead • Began utilizing Inmate labor to clean both Shelters • Crew Leaders to more effectively manage and supervise inmate crews • Foster Coordinator / Intake mitigation counselor • Second Full Time Veterinarian • Extended hours of Shelter operation to 7 days a week • Stabilized our work force • Increased staff training • Created a Call Center in the Viera Office to free up shelter staff using existing personnel in the Viera office • Makeover of the South Shelter with the help of Habitat for Humanity and the Pet Posse • Created Community Cat Rooms • Created outside runs for the dogs • Built Fisher and Mollies Place and the Rainbow Bridge • New Paint and Landscaping • Mini Makeover of the North Shelter using inmate labor • Re purposed two (2) existing vehicles for mobile adoption partnering with Community Champions and Jacks Wrecker Service • Increased adoption events throughout the community • Partnered with Supermodel Kate Upton and the Washington Nationals to roll out the mobile adoption program • Recruited and hired an proven leader in shelter medicine, Dr. Sarah Boyd • Addressed a back log of over 600 spay / neuter surgeries, by bringing surgeries up Shelter operation to 7 days a week • Stabilized our work force • Increased staff training • Created a Call Center in the Viera Office to free up shelter staff using existing personnel in the Viera office • Makeover of the South Shelter with the help of Habitat for Humanity and the Pet Posse • Created Community Cat Rooms • Created outside runs for the dogs • Built Fisher and Mollies Place and the Rainbow Bridge • New Paint and Landscaping • Mini Makeover of the North Shelter using inmate labor • Re purposed two (2) existing vehicles for mobile adoption partnering with Community Champions and Jacks Wrecker Service • Increased adoption events throughout the community • Partnered with Supermodel Kate Upton and the Washington Nationals to roll out the mobile adoption program • Recruited and hired an proven leader in shelter medicine, Dr. Sarah Boyd • Addressed a back log of over 600 spay / neuter surgeries, by bringing surgeries up shelter staff using existing personnel in the Viera office • Makeover of the South Shelter with the help of Habitat for Humanity and the Pet Posse • Created Community Cat Rooms • Created outside runs for the dogs • Built Fisher and Mollies Place and the Rainbow Bridge • New Paint and Landscaping • Mini Makeover of the North Shelter using inmate labor • Re purposed two (2) existing vehicles for mobile adoption partnering with Community Champions and Jacks Wrecker Service • Increased adoption events throughout the community • Partnered with Supermodel Kate Upton and the Washington Nationals to roll out the mobile adoption program • Recruited and hired an proven leader in shelter medicine, Dr. Sarah Boyd • Addressed a back log of over 600 spay / neuter surgeries, by bringing surgeries up Shelter with the help of Habitat for Humanity and the Pet Posse • Created Community Cat Rooms • Created outside runs for the dogs • Built Fisher and Mollies Place and the Rainbow Bridge • New Paint and Landscaping • Mini Makeover of the North Shelter using inmate labor • Re purposed two (2) existing vehicles for mobile adoption partnering with Community Champions and Jacks Wrecker Service • Increased adoption events throughout the community • Partnered with Supermodel Kate Upton and the Washington Nationals to roll out the mobile adoption program • Recruited and hired an proven leader in shelter medicine, Dr. Sarah Boyd • Addressed a back log of over 600 spay / neuter surgeries, by bringing surgeries up Shelter using inmate labor • Re purposed two (2) existing vehicles for mobile adoption partnering with Community Champions and Jacks Wrecker Service • Increased adoption events throughout the community • Partnered with Supermodel Kate Upton and the Washington Nationals to roll out the mobile adoption program • Recruited and hired an proven leader in shelter medicine, Dr. Sarah Boyd • Addressed a back log of over 600 spay / neuter surgeries, by bringing surgeries up shelter medicine, Dr. Sarah Boyd • Addressed a back log of over 600 spay / neuter surgeries, by bringing surgeries up to date

Just as there have been four great transformations in veterinary medicine — feline medicine, preventive care, dentistry, and pain management — there have also been three great transformations of animal sheltering, That's the view of Dr. Marty Becker, founder of Fear Free, a training and certification program for animal professionals that debuted a little over one year ago.

Now, thanks to an educational grant from PetSmart Charities, they're making their training program and materials available to veterinarians, veterinary students, and veterinary technicians from all over the U.S. «Our vision is to train an army of veterinarians to spay and neuter America's community cats,» said Dr. Julie Levy, the founder of Operation Catnip and director of the Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine.

In 2014, the Koret Shelter Medicine Program at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine collaborated with the University of Florida Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program to launch the Million Cat Challenge, a five - year campaign to save cats all over North America.

At the 2015 Maddie's Cornell Shelter Medicine Program, Dr. Holly Putnam took attendees over everything related to shelter animal diarrhea, from nutritional to viral causes and diagnostics to treatmentShelter Medicine Program, Dr. Holly Putnam took attendees over everything related to shelter animal diarrhea, from nutritional to viral causes and diagnostics to treatmentshelter animal diarrhea, from nutritional to viral causes and diagnostics to treatment plans.

Dog warden Joseph Kissel, who took over in the fall of 1988, had been on the job just two weeks when news that his wife had for years been selling cats — obtained free from the shelter — for $ 25 to $ 30 apiece to research facilities, including the Northeast Ohio Universities College of Medicine.

Today, shelter medicine is a boarded specialty of veterinary medicine, and the Association of Shelter Veterinarians has over 750 members and 22 student chshelter medicine is a boarded specialty of veterinary medicine, and the Association of Shelter Veterinarians has over 750 members and 22 student chShelter Veterinarians has over 750 members and 22 student chapters.

Dr. Ashby's exposure to shelter medicine while working at Animal Services created a sensitivity to the number of animals turned over to the shelter due to behavior problems.

Over his tenure working in shelter medicine, he has garnered a profound appreciation for the art and science that rests within this burgeoning field.

Our very own Maddie's ® Professor of Shelter Medicine, Dr. Julie Levy, has been hard at work alongside Dr. Kate Hurley and the team at UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program on the Million Cat Challenge, a new initiative that challenges shelters across North America to save the lives of 1 million cats over the next 5 years.

Head over to Facebook and «like» our pages to stay up - to - date with Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program and Shelter Medicine Club (SCASV) news and events.

As the head of the shelter medicine program at U.C. Davis, as a person who professes an expertise in sheltering and by her own admission was wrong about so much else, it is disappointing to hear her talk as though she is entirely unaware of the experiences of the now well over 130 open admission shelters posting save rates between 90 and 99 % for cats.

Over the past few years I became more and more involved with shelter medicine and feline rescue groups.

The Challenge, a joint project of the Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program at UF, the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program, Maddie's Fund, and the ASPCA, is a shelter - based campaign to save the lives of 1 million cats in North American animal shelters over the course of fiveShelter Medicine Program at UF, the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program, Maddie's Fund, and the ASPCA, is a shelter - based campaign to save the lives of 1 million cats in North American animal shelters over the course of fiveShelter Medicine Program, Maddie's Fund, and the ASPCA, is a shelter - based campaign to save the lives of 1 million cats in North American animal shelters over the course of fiveshelter - based campaign to save the lives of 1 million cats in North American animal shelters over the course of five years.

On the medicine service, we usually start at 10 am, start by answering foster and shelter emails, refill medications and food requests, look over and interpret lab results, update Pet Point notes and plans.

Since then, and thanks in large part to Maddie's Fund ®, the specialized training in shelter medicine for veterinary students and graduate veterinarians has expanded on a yearly basis, and now incorporates over two dozen schools, offering everything from elective courses for first - and second - year students to externships, internships, and residencies.