Society is demanding medical care, rather than euthanasia, for shelter animals with treatable conditions—according to veterinarians in the field of…

Enrollment doubles for Cornell shelter medicine course

Today, shelter medicine is a growing part of the curriculum at several U.S. veterinary schools.

The Doris Day Animal Foundation has provided a $75,000 grant to establish an endowed veterinary scholarship in shelter

Dr. Natalie Isaza at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine has been named the Grevior Shelter Medicine Community Outreach Professor…

The AVMA American Board of Veterinary Specialties is seeking comments regarding the need for a specialty encompassing all aspects of veterinary…

Winn Feline Foundation, in collaboration with PetSmart Charities, has announced a special request for research proposals in feline shelter medicine.

In June, PetSmart Charities announced a three-year, $420,750 grant to the University of California-Davis School of Veterinary

The 9-year-old veterinary specialty in shelter medicine received full recognition from the AVMA American Board of Veterinary Specialties (ABVS) in…

Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine recently received a six-year, $1.7 million grant from Maddie's Fund

Veterinary medicine is fighting homelessness and preserving the human-animal bond through a collaborative program between the University of

Now, more than ever, it’s important to understand the behavior of animals in shelters, according to the keynote speaker at the National Council on Pet…

Two shelter medicine programs have launched the Million Cat Challenge to reduce the loss of life among cats in North American animal shelters over…

Dr. Donna Stephens Manley has worked in feline medicine as a small animal practitioner, as a feline-exclusive practitioner, and now as a staff…

Animal shelters are straining under the pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic as they deal with reduced staff and volunteers in light of government safety…

Annual meeting, Denver, Oct. 10, 2019

Virtual annual meeting, Oct. 18, 2020

The National Database Project as a platform for the collection and reporting of animal shelter data.

An animal shelter organization breaks ground in September on a new facility on Louisiana State University’s campus in Baton Rouge.

Many previous estimates regarding the population of dogs in U.S. animal shelters underestimated the number of dogs taken in every year and…

The latest iteration of the Association of Shelter Veterinarians’ standard-of-care guidelines updates the original 12-year-old document and includes…

It was a fairly common sight that first piqued Dr. Jon Geller’s interest in the plight of pets living on the street with their owners.

Animal shelters may never be the same after the COVID-19 pandemic. One shelter veterinarian wants communities to see animal shelters as a source of…

Recent research has examined the effect of noise and of human contact on dogs at animal shelters.

The Association of Shelter Veterinarians held its annual member reception in Baltimore on April 19. The association presented awards and announced new…