Julie K Levy
Fran Marino Endowed Professor Of Shelter Medicine Education
About Julie K Levy
Dr. Julie Levy is the Fran Marino Professor of Shelter Medicine Education at the University of Florida, where she focuses on the health and welfare of animals in shelters, feline infectious diseases, and humane alternatives for cat population control. She founded Operation Catnip, a nonprofit university-based community cat trap-neuter-return program that has spayed, neutered, and vaccinated more than 65,000 cats in Gainesville since 1998. In 2008, she joined Dr. Cynda Crawford to found Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program at the College of Veterinary Medicine, an educational and discovery initiative with a global impact on the care of homeless animals. In 2014, she joined Dr. Kate Hurley to launch the Million Cat Challenge, a shelter-based campaign to save millions of cats in shelters across North America.
Accomplishments
Board Certifications
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Shelter Medicine PracticeAmerican Board of Veterinary Practitioners
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Small Animal Internal MedicineAmerican College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Research Profile
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- Animal welfare
- Feline infectious diseases, FeLV, FIV, FIP
- High quality high volume spay-neuter
- Humane community cat management
- Nonsurgical contraception in cats and dogs
- Shelter medicine
Publications
Education
Teaching Profile
Contact Details
- Business:
- (352) 258-6658
- Business:
- levyjk@ufl.edu