Bringing shelter medicine to Vietnam
Veterinarians Vietnam participated in a week-long shelter medicine externship in Thailand arranged by UF MSMP alumna Dr. Katherine Polak.
Veterinarians Vietnam participated in a week-long shelter medicine externship in Thailand arranged by UF MSMP alumna Dr. Katherine Polak.
Last week, UF Maddie’s Shelter Medicine alum Dr. Katherine Polak was on the ground in China assisting with the care of hundreds of dogs rescued from the cruel dog meat trade.
Former MSMP resident Dr. Katherine Polak teamed up with Adam Parascandola from Humane Society International for a series of lectures on how to tackle the dog and cat meat trade.
The University of Florida and Soi Dog Foundation have teamed up to elevate the care of stray dogs and cats in animal shelters in Thailand.
Are you looking to put your shelter medicine skills to use? Volunteer veterinarians and nurses are urgently needed at a special needs shelter in Thailand!
Can the wide-scale and inhumane killing of stray dogs to control rabies in Myanmar come to an end? With the help of animal lovers in the region and the leadership of a Maddie's Shelter Medicine alum, they can.
Animals seized from hoarding situations frequently suffer from conditions including enteric and respiratory infections, retroviruses, dermatophytosis, malnutrition, and other evidence of neglect.
Maddie's Shelter Medicine alum Dr. Katherine Polak helped facilitate the first ever Shelter Management Workshop in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Here's an update from former UF Maddie's Shelter Medicine resident Dr. Katherine Polak on work she's leading on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria.