Dear Friends, Shelter dog adoptions are stagnating even here in Ithaca, as the world around us is rocked by war and uncertainty and the weather turns cold again. Yet, amid these shifts and difficulties, ...
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Dr. Renee Staffeld is the newest member to join the Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Program at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, as a Clinical Instructor. Staffeld is no stranger to the area– she ...
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Dr. Sarah Matthews is our newest Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine intern and a native of Massachusetts. She received a Bachelors degree in English and a Masters degree in Political Science. Much later in life, she ...
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Emily Boccia, DVM Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Intern, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine 2022-23 A note: Dogs involved with dog fighting will occasionally be referred to as “dog fighting dogs” for the sake of ...
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Happy Ending Stories are written by clinical year veterinary students on rotation with Cornell’s Maddie’s (R) Shelter Medicine Program. This is sweet Cody, a 9-year-old dog brought to the Tompkins County SPCA in early ...
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Dr. Abby Reichard, a native from Michigan, first became interested in veterinary medicine after working in a private practice clinic at just 17 years of age. After she realized she wanted to pursue a ...
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Question: Can you provide some background on yourself? Answer: My name is Ingrid Oravetz and I have been the Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT) for Washoe County Regional Animal Services for the last 20 years. ...
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TNR of free-roaming dogs is highly unusual in the Northeast US. However, in some rural areas community members may have unsocialized dogs who are free-roaming on their rural properties. Recently, the SPCA of Tompkins ...
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Congratulations to the scholarship winners for the 2022 ASPCA Cornell Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Conference to be held in Ithaca, NY on July 15-17, 2022. This opportunity was for veterinary practitioners (including veterinarians, technicians, clinic ...
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Abbey Bierman, a second year veterinary student and member of Cornell’s Shelter Medicine Club, is grateful for the learning experience she received with Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Program at Cortland County SPCA. The Cornell Shelter ...
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