Finding Fulfillment in Shelter Medicine
Friday, May 8th, 2020
A longstanding love of animals led Adrian Dannis, V20, to discover a rewarding career—and herself
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How do I include my pets in my family’s emergency planning for COVID-19?
Thursday, March 12th, 2020
Emily McCobb, V00, VG02, director of Cummings School’s Shelter Medicine Program, responds
Have Rescue Dogs, Will Travel
Thursday, November 1st, 2018
It has become common for families in the Northeast to adopt pets trucked in from other parts of the United States. But is that good for dogs—and for communities on both sides of the adoption line?
Combating Dogfighting
Friday, June 1st, 2018
New research reveals distinct wound patterns from the criminal enterprise—and may provide a new tool for law enforcement.
Investigating Our Relationships with Animals
Friday, June 1st, 2018
From the beginning, Cummings School has asked students and society to consider how animals improve our lives—and what we owe them in return.
Curiosity Saved the Cats
Thursday, June 1st, 2017
The untold story of how a small team of researchers saved the lives of millions of felines—and helped identify the cause of AIDS.
Should I be worried that the outbreak of cat flu in New York City could affect my pet?
Monday, March 6th, 2017
Chelsea Reinhard, the Maddie’s® Shelter Medicine Resident at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts, says here’s what cat owners need to know Cats don’t usually catch the flu, which is what made the outbreak… Read More
Disaster Response Course 2016
Thursday, July 7th, 2016
The Tufts Shelter Medicine Program offered a week long course in April 2016 on Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University’s campus covering Emergency Response and Disaster Medicine.
New Veterinary Research Helps Distinguish Accidents from Abuse
Wednesday, May 25th, 2016
Researchers at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University Find Different Injury Patterns in Abused Animals and Animals Hit by Cars NORTH GRAFTON, Mass. (May 25, 2016) – A veterinarian sees a canine patient… Read More
Gimme Shelter
Friday, March 22nd, 2013
Andrew Kaplan, V90, establishes scholarship with the hope that future veterinarians will take on the problem of pet overpopulation
