Dr. Kate Hurley, DVM, MPVM, a pioneer in shelter veterinary medicine, is the 2025 winner of the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Animal Welfare Award, the association announced today. The AVMA Animal Welfare Award is presented annually to an AVMA member veterinarian in recognition of their achievement in advancing the welfare of animals via leadership, public … Continue reading “Dr. Kate Hurley receives 2025 AVMA Animal Welfare Award”

Shelter Medicine Academic Collaborative, a group including shelter veterinarians from UC Davis, University of Wisconsin-Madison,  University of Florida, and other organizations has released “Recommendations for monitoring and response to possible infections with avian influenza type A (H5N1) in cats for shelters, rescues, and access-to-care clinics,” a living Google document providing guidance around recent cases of … Continue reading “Recommendations for shelters, rescues and clinics re: avian influenza A (H5N1) released”

Offered by the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program Shelter Learniverse as part of Maddie’s® Million Pet Challenge, the Shelter Care Specialist Certification Program empowers frontline animal shelter workers to provide exceptional care, grounded in best practices, with a focus on improving outcomes for animals and communities. Applications are now being accepted for the Spring 2025 session starting … Continue reading “Apply Now for Spring 2025 Shelter Care Specialist Certification Program”

As a student at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Kate Hurley won the Theodora Peigh Award for Academic Achievement four years in a row. This fall, some 25 years after graduating, she was humbled to accept the Distinguished Alumni Award from Dean Mark D. Stetter. Dr. Hurley first donned the uniform of … Continue reading “Dr. Kate Hurley Receives Esteemed UC Davis Alumni Achievement Award”

Dr. Bennett grew up in rural Lake County, California, where she spent her early career as a private practice veterinarian and as the first Medical Director at the Lake County Animal Care and Control Agency, but her relationship to UC Davis stretches back to her youth: She visited campus as a 4-H participant and in … Continue reading “Meet Dr. Jennifer Bennett, the new KSMP Director of Shelter Medicine Access to Care “

Across California, shelters and communities are faced with unprecedented challenges to accessing essential veterinary care that helps ensure pets spend fewer nights waiting in shelters and more time happy at home. Since its launch in February 2022, California for All Animals has awarded $16.5 million in funding for spay/neuter services and $20 million for programs … Continue reading “California for All Animals Grants Support Access to Care Collaboration in Kern County”

SUFFERING, EUTHANASIA INCREASE AS ANIMAL SHELTERS STRUGGLE TO COPE WITH STATEWIDE VETERINARY SHORTAGE  Hundreds of thousands of animals impacted, and euthanasia expected to rise without immediate action   Davis, February 1, 2023—More than 344,000 California shelter animals do not have adequate access to veterinary care staff, according to a recent survey that highlights how veterinarian shortages … Continue reading “Study Confirms Statewide Veterinary Shortage”

Davis, Calif., Dec. 12, 2022 – California for All Animals has completed awards totaling more than 5.8 million dollars to animal shelters across the state through its spring 2022 “Open Grant” cycle. Launched in February 2022, this five-year, state-funded initiative—administered by the Koret Shelter Medicine Program (KSMP) at the UC Davis Center for Companion Animal … Continue reading “UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program Awards Animal Shelters More Than 5.8
Million Dollars Through California for All Animals Spring Grant Cycle”

“The Evolving Role of Triage and Appointment-Based Admission to Improve Service, Care and Outcomes in Animal Shelters,” an article written by Koret Shelter Medicine Program Director Dr. Kate Hurley and published in the March 2022 edition of Frontiers in Veterinary Science, has been viewed 4,167 times as of today, putting it in the top third … Continue reading “Hurley Article on Appointment-Based Shelter Admissions Climbs the Charts”

California State Director Allison Cardona announced today a request for proposals for a new round of grants to California animal welfare agencies. The Open Grants proposal period lasts from May 1 – June 30, 2022. This round of funding is available to municipal shelters, private shelters with municipal contracts, and private shelters without municipal contracts … Continue reading “California for All Animals Announces New Grant Opportunity”