Humane Canada Track: Shelter and Community Medicine

Course overview

As shelters navigate through rising veterinary costs and staffing shortages their role as the first line of support for animals awaiting adoption has never been more vital. But what if we could prevent some of these animals from ever needing to enter the shelter system in the first place? Join us for a series of deep dive sessions exploring access to care. We'll examine how shelter teams, shelter veterinarians, and local veterinarians can help animals before they enter the shelter, while they're under shelter care, and after they've been adopted. In the next days, we will provide an educational track focused on advancing the well-being and welfare of shelter animals through innovative approaches to preventive care, thoughtful medical case management, in-house procedures, enhanced capacity for care, and shelter medicine prevention. Join us to explore real-world strategies and forward-thinking programs that help shelters meet the complex medical needs of animals in their care while paving the way for healthier, happier outcomes for shelter animals.