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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…

Animal shelter management of feline leukemia… Published on January 25, 2023 Dezubiria P, Amirian ES, Spera K, Crawford PC and Levy JK. Animal shelter management of feline leukemia virus and feline immunodeficiency virus……

The call to action is this: we must recognize our nation’s animal shelters are in crisis.

After reviewing the published literature and field experience, the Shelter Medicine Academic Consortium has issued new guidelines recommending elimination of quarantines for animals exposed to COVID.

It’s been the holy grail of animal welfare for decades now.

A common method of restraining cats both in animal shelters and veterinary settings is far more likely to cause them to experience stress and fear than a less restrictive form of handling.

Fischer A, Benka VA, Briggs JR, Driancourt MA, Maki J, Mora DS, Morris KN, Myers KA, Rhodes L, Vansandt LM, Weedon GR, Wolf J, Levy JK. J Feline Med Surg. 2018 Aug;20(8):786-792. doi: 10.1177/1098612X18758549. PMID: 29463201…

Animals seized from hoarding situations frequently suffer from conditions including enteric and respiratory infections, retroviruses, dermatophytosis, malnutrition, and other evidence of neglect.