March 2023 eNews
Community Cat Summer Fellowship - Shelter Medicine courses - Scaling up Return-to-Field - Grants for Animal Welfare - Long-Stay Dogs - Connect with Peers in Job Alikes
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2023 Summer and Fall Shelter Medicine Courses for Veterinary Students
With seven Shelter Medicine course offerings this summer, UF veterinary students can pick a favorite topic or start on a path toward earning the Certificate in Shelter Medicine.
Applications Open: 2023 Operation Catnip Community Cat Management Summer Fellowships for Veterinary Students
Vet students: If you have a deep personal passion to change the world for community cats, you might be our next Community Cat Management Summer Fellow.
February 2023 eNews
Shelter vet shortage - Petco Love internship grant - Community cat Spay Day - FeLV/FIV adoptions - RTO webinar - Spay/neuter grants - and more ...
The veterinarian shortage is putting pets at risk. UF shelter medicine interns want to change that
While in the UF Shelter Medicine Program, interns work with shelter medicine faculty on campus.
California sounds the alarm on a veterinary shortage impacting shelters across the country
New study shows suffering, euthanasia in shelters will rise without immediate action.
Animal shelter management of feline leukemia virus and feline immunodeficiency virus infections in cats
Dezubiria P, Amirian ES, Spera K, Crawford PC and Levy JK. Animal shelter management of feline leukemia virus and feline immunodeficiency virus infections in cats. Front. Vet. Sci. 2023 9:1003388. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2022.1003388…
National nonprofit Petco Love invests in UF Shelter Medicine Program to increase shelter veterinarians amid national shortage
The grant will support an accelerated internship program for six veterinarians.
Looking for new ways to support your entire community? Join us in the Open Arms Challenge 2023!
$420,000 in grants are available to animal shelters, foster-based organizations, and public charities to pilot new approaches that open doors to new adopters and volunteers and welcome your entire community.
Shelter Medicine Sustainability from an Academic Perspective: Challenges and Issues
McCobb E, Crawford PC, Harrold ML, Levy JK, Perkins A, Reinhard CL, Watson B. J Vet Med Educ. 2022 Dec 22:e20220080. doi: 10.3138/jvme-2022-0080. Online ahead of print.PMID: 36595640…