UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON

SHELTER MEDICINE PROGRAM

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University of Wisconsin Shelter Medicine Program offers a wide range of support services to shelters, including both remote and on-site shelter consultations, outbreak assistance, and diagnostic testing.

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Our impact by the numbers

Since January 2015 we have helped

Shelters Assisted: 598
Animals Admitted: 2,138,248
States and Provinces: 70

News:

May 9, 2022

Job Opportunities

View shelter related job opportunities through our program and other sheltering organizations we work with.

May 5, 2022

Now Accepting Applications for Maddie's UW/UCD Combined Shelter Medicine Fellowships 2022-2023

The Maddie's UW / UCD fellowship positions were created to help provide shelter veterinarians with additional training to make a positive life-saving impact in their shelters and communities. The fellowships provide unique opportunities for practitioners to learn via clinical interaction with the University of Wisconsin and UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Programs and with a variety of animal shelters throughout the United States and Canada, as well as other international countries.

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Virtual Consultant is designed to help users improve shelter animal health and increase life saving by providing practical, targeted information regarding critical aspects of animal care.

The consultative tool is freely available online, providing shelters, rescues, and other animal welfare organizations with immediate feedback and reports regarding animal care practices.

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Helping shelters respond to H3N2 canine influenza

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