UW Shelter Medicine Program

11/04/2025

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS for our 2026-27 Northern Tier Shelter Fellowship! This is an amazing opportunity for shelter leaders in Northern Tier States (Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin). Executive Directors, Operations Managers, and folks in other leadership roles are welcome to apply.

If you are a member of leadership team in your organization, please read on to learn more! If you aren't, please share with leaders in NT states that you think would benefit from the fellowship.

You can learn more about the program and view current and past fellows here: https://sheltermedicine.wisc.edu/programs/northern-tier-shelter-fellowship-program/

Applications are due December 8, 2025 at 9 am central time. Click this link https://forms.gle/WSgsG1jdeik7v8ig8
to learn more and apply! Please direct any questions to uwsheltermedicine@vetmed.wisc.edu.

The UW Northern Tier Shelter Fellowship Program was created to provide shelter leadership staff with additional training to help them deliver life-saving knowledge and services to our nation’s communities and animals in need of care. This program is modeled after the highly successful Maddie’s U...

09/18/2025

Week of Fun and Fellowship!

This August, veterinary fellows from across the country gathered for a week-long Fellowship Camp through the UW Shelter Medicine/UC Davis Maddie’s Veterinary Fellowship to kick off their fellowship year.

Thanks to Maddie’s Fund, our fellows connected, engaged in shelter medicine re-thinking, and participated in shelter tours and a consult hosted by incredible partner shelters. These experiences help prepare veterinarians to tackle real-world challenges in shelter medicine and strengthen animal welfare across the country.

We’re so grateful for Maddie’s Fund’s support of our fellows and their future impact! 🐾💙

09/08/2025

THIS IS HUGE NEWS!!!! We've finally got guidelines for humane housing of rabbits in animal shelters! Our team members Dr. Schumacher and Dr. Hicks were part of a hardworking group that has been diligently pursuing improved wellbeing for rabbits in shelters. To quote the last sentence of the guidelines, "An investment in housing, for a species that has been historically overlooked, signals a level of respect for all animals and those who care for them, and models humane care for every person who walks in the shelter’s doors." We know it will take time, but we can do this!!!

The Journal of Shelter Medicine and Community Animal Health (JSMCAH) is an independent online journal published by the Association of Shelter Veterinarians. JSMCAH publishes original research, case studies, professional guidelines, and review articles relevant to shelter and community animal health...