“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”

Spreading the love to ALL on Valentine’s Day. [The launch event is now available to view below] California shelters and their communities are invited to join the California for All Animals online launch party on February 14. The kick-off event marks the beginning of a five-year project to improve the lives of at-risk animals in … Continue reading “UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Launches $50M Program for Shelter Animals”

Note: The deadline to apply for this position has passed. We’ll be expanding our team in the coming months, so keep an eye out for other opportunities to join the KSMP! In a historic move, the governor of California tapped the Koret Shelter Medicine Program to lead a five-year, 50 million dollar initiative not only … Continue reading “Apply to Become Director of New California Program”

UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program to Administer Grants and Outreach California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed budget legislation that includes $45 million in one-time support for a statewide Animal Shelter Assistance Program. The program will be administered by the Koret Shelter Medicine Program, at the University of California, Davis, Center for Companion Animal Health. … Continue reading “California Budget Includes Money to Help Homeless Animals”

Download the joint statement (PDF) University of Wisconsin-Madison Shelter Medicine Program, University of California-Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program, University of Florida Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program, Dr. Jeanette O’Quin of The Ohio State University, and the Association of Shelter Veterinarians wholeheartedly support and recommend animal control agencies and animal shelters follow the recommendations found in the recently … Continue reading “Shelter Medicine Programs Endorse NACA Recommendations”

Note: This is a dynamic situation. Please go to our info sheet for the latest updates. In preparation for an increase in COVID-19 cases and the hospitalization of people with severe disease, animal service agencies are collaborating with public health departments to support the animals of persons who require hospitalization. For people that do not … Continue reading “Animal Services’ Role in COVID-19 Support”

This month Samantha Hobson published “Examining potential impacts of Capacity for Care (C4C) as a strategy to manage shelter cat populations” as a Master’s Thesis at the University of Guelph, Ontario.  The concept of Capacity for Care (C4C) forms the core of the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program’s shelter management philosophy. When a shelter operates within … Continue reading “New Study Adds to Evidence that Capacity for Care Improves Shelter Ops”

While running for Governor, Gavin Newsom made a promise to all Californians and to the over 100,000 shelter animals still euthanized annually: Ensure that all California communities have the resources they need to meet the state’s goal that no healthy or treatable dog or cat is euthanized in an animal shelter. The desire to eliminate … Continue reading “Governor Newsom Proposes $50M Investment to Help California’s Homeless Animals”

The Koret Shelter Medicine Program always wants to share its expertise in the most efficient, effective manner, and that often means experimenting with new outreach methods. In that spirit, KSMP veterinarians Denae Wagner, Cynthia Karsten, and Kate Hurley led four shelters in various stages of planning new facilities or redesigning old ones in a first-of-its-kind … Continue reading “Shelters Complete First-Ever Facility Design Bootcamp”