UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program

Although animal welfare organizations have been offering shelter evaluation services for some time, in-depth shelter health consultations are a relatively recent undertaking for the veterinary profession. The UC Davis shelter medicine program was the first veterinary program to offer this as a formal service.  Our consultations focus on issues directly related to animal health, with “health” broadly defined to include all aspects of facility design and management that significantly impact mental and physical wellness of shelter animals. Consultations can be focused on a particular topic such as management of a specific disease or development of a vaccine program; can emphasize analysis of shelter data and population flow; or can be broad to cover all areas of shelter operations pertaining to animal health and welfare. For a complete description of our consultation service or more information, contact sheltermedicine@ucdavis.edu.