Director:
Dr. Jan Scarlett
jms15@cornell.edu
607-253-3574

Participating Shelters

Tompkins County SPCA

The Rochester and Monroe County Humane Society at Lollypop Farms

Pet Pride of New York, Inc.

Peace Plantation Animal Sanctuary of New York

Maddie's^® Shelter Medicine Program at Cornell

Cornell University is grateful to the Maddie's Fund for their funding of the new Maddie's^® Shelter Medicine Program in the College of Veterinary Medicine.

Mission

The mission of the Maddie's^® Shelter Medicine Program at Cornell is to provide instruction and shelter experience for veterinarians and veterinary students, enabling them to create and evaluate preventive medicine and treatment protocols, and implement and monitor disease surveillance systems in animal shelters. The ultimate goals of the program are to reduce suffering from disease, save lives, and promote a society where all healthy and treatable animals are guaranteed loving homes.

Justification

Overview of the Maddie's^® Shelter Medicine Program

The program has 4 components:

• Maddie's® Shelter Medicine Residency
  
• Veterinary Student Training
  
• Maddie's® Shelter Medicine Outreach
  
• Maddie's® Shelter Medicine Research
  

Personnel

Links to other Shelter Medicine Programs

• Auburn University
  
• Iowa State University
  
• University of California - Davis