Sentences with phrase «shelters fight disease»
Our veterinarians provide expert insight to help shelters fight disease, improve welfare, and find homes for their cats and dogs.
https://sheltermedicine.vetmed.ufl.edu/ Not exact matches
«A surprising tool to fight disease outbreaks in shelters Main Register now for the 2013 ASPCA / Cornell / Maddie's Shelter Medicine Conference»
And, for those who work in animal shelters, how can they help fight disease and save lives?
«Veterinarians, shelter volunteers and pet owners can fight the spread of heartworm and other dangerous diseases by administering a topical parasiticide like Vectra ® 3D, which kills and repels mosquitoes and other dangerous parasites, the moment those dogs come into their care.»
Dr. Jan Scarlett, DVM, MPH, PhD, Director of Maddie's ® Shelter Medicine Program at Cornell University, shared the secrets of effective use of data to fight shelter disease at the 2012 ASPCA / Maddie's ® Shelter Medicine ConferencShelter Medicine Program at Cornell University, shared the secrets of effective use of data to fight shelter disease at the 2012 ASPCA / Maddie's ® Shelter Medicine Conferencshelter disease at the 2012 ASPCA / Maddie's ® Shelter Medicine ConferencShelter Medicine Conference 2012.
Spay / neuter decreases the fight for resources among stray animals, preventing the spread of diseases like the deadly parvo virus and reducing mating related aggression which can often lead to dogs being rounded up and put into public shelters where they have little chance of survival.
Neutering Sterilizing a pet is good for public health (fewer strays means fewer dog bites, less public resources needed for animal shelters etc.), good for a better house pet (less urine marking, tendency to fight or roam), no unwanted litters, reduced risk of many diseases, etc..
The NAIA Shelter Project is a unique and invaluable research program dedicated to understanding shelter population trends, reducing euthanasia of adoptable pets, improving pet health and welfare, reducing infectious and zoonotic disease transmission, and fighting consumerShelter Project is a unique and invaluable research program dedicated to understanding shelter population trends, reducing euthanasia of adoptable pets, improving pet health and welfare, reducing infectious and zoonotic disease transmission, and fighting consumershelter population trends, reducing euthanasia of adoptable pets, improving pet health and welfare, reducing infectious and zoonotic disease transmission, and fighting consumer fraud.
Pets that die of disease in cages or kill each other in fights (very common because of the pit bulls) are not counted, and too many of these shelters let that happen so their euthanasia numbers look better..
This year's conference will feature 41 workshops on topics that include: Behavioral pharmacology, Orthopedic surgery in a shelter setting, Animal cruelty law (including a mock trial on cruelty investigation), Animal fighting, Equine welfare, Basic care of wildlife, Basic care of reptiles, Infectious disease outbreak, Social media and marketing, Humane education programs and camps, Burnout in the animal shelter, and Customer service for social change,
clean, sanitary and appropriate shelter; food, water, appropriate exercise, necessary veterinary care and treatment, including parasite control and vaccinations; and a safe environment; a protocol for containing and managing contagious illness and disease, an active adoption or placement program or facilities for long term placement, the ability to manage animals to minimize risk of injury to the animals and the public, and manages its operations so that animals are not at risk for abuse or neglect or for use in animal fighting or research, experimentation or testing.
Under the amendments, rescues are qualified as long as they can provide food, water, shelter, appropriate exercise, and necessary veterinary care and treatment; have a protocol for containing and managing contagious illness and disease; actively tries to find homes or placement for animals, and can keep animals safe and and so they are not at risk of abuse or neglect or for use in fighting or research.