The Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program at the University
of Florida is a comprehensive educational program that addresses the critical
shortage of skilled shelter veterinarians and knowledge
of best practices in shelters through three core strategies: 1) training
of veterinary students and practitioners in the problems
of homeless animals, the
animal sheltering system, shelter medicine and opportunities for careers in the field.
President and Founder, Mike McCarthy has saved nearly 14,000
homeless animals from overpopulated areas
of southern California to the Northwest where there is a
shortage of adoptable
animals.