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December issue of the newsletter is here!
Site News – December 29, 2011

It's here!

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New foreword added to "ASV Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters"
Site News – October 26, 2011

A little less than a year ago, we were proud, relieved and downright thrilled to see the publication of the Association of Shelter Veterinarian's Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters. Our own Dr. Newbury served as the task force chair and both she and Dr. Hurley were co-authors.

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Newsletter archive now available!
Site News – October 21, 2011

Did you miss an issue of the Shelter Medicine Times? Have you been wondering about in-house antibody titer testing, the characteristics of animal hoarders, or hankering for the latest offering from our "haiku corner"? Never fear, now all our newsletters (all two of 'em!) are archived on our website for your reading pleasure.

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Kate Hurley's Embarassingly Corny Shelter Math Project
Site News – October 15, 2011

If you’ve spent much time listening to any of us at the Koret Shelter Medicine Program, you’ve probably heard us mention "shelter math":  the cumulative effect of crowding, infectious dose, and problems with animal care that inevitably happen when a shelter gets completely overwhelmed.

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The Quest for 2000 Facebook Fans!!!
Site News – August 26, 2011 - August 31, 2011

They say the longest journey starts with a single step. Well, we've already taken 959 steps in our quest to catch up with the ASPCA in our number of Facebook fans. Score as of Octboer 19, 2011:

ASPCA:1,000,000 give or take a few

UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program: 1,129

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University of Florida Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program is hiring too!
Site News – July 27, 2011 - August 25, 2011

Who says diseased homeless pet care can't be part of the economic recovery?  There seems to be a hiring boom in academic shelter medicine programs. Not only are we hiring for a veterinarian in partnership with our local shelter, now our friends in Florida are hiring for a Clinical Assistant Professor of Shelter Medicine.

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The Shelter Medicine Times: All the News that's Fit to Sniff!
Site News – May 24, 2011 - August 26, 2011

Greetings –We’re pleased to present the first quarterly issue of the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program newsletter, The Shelter Medicine Times. We hope you find it at least a little amusing and informative – we certainly had fun putting it together for you.

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Help us catch up with the ASPCA on Facebook!
Linked News – April 4, 2011 - January 5, 2012

 

In keeping with our determination to Save Lives and Stomp Out Disease by reaching out through all possible means, the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program is now on Facebook.  It's been three months and we're determined to catch up with the ASPCA in our number of followers. Score as of April 6th:

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Koret Program members will lecture at the SAVMA conference this March
Linked News – March 24, 2011

The MVC brings together dozens of nationally and internationally renowned expert speakers, who provide the most current, cutting-edge information from the veterinary world.

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Dr. Hurley & Dr. Pesavento presented lectures at the Midwest Veterinary Conference
Site News – February 24, 2011 - February 26, 2011

UCD's own Dr. Kate Hurley and Dr. Patricia Pesavento will be speaking at the Midwest Veterinary Conference this February. Please visit the conference home page for  more information. For support material for Dr. Hurley's and Dr.

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