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Shelter medicine saves lives
Provide high-quality medicine and surgery to more pets, for less.
If you’re a shelter that’s looking to improve and extend your veterinary resources, consider our Shelter Medicine Outreach Program. We offer on-site and virtual support for high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter (HQHVSN) services and other key lifesaving services, all while preserving your staff’s well-being.
Best Friends Shelter Outreach Program
Every size and type of shelter can benefit, improving shelter medicine to saves lives.
Whether you’re a big city shelter or a rural clinic, you’ll get expert advice, training, and support — even if you don’t have a shelter medicine program in place. We offer shelter assessments and expert follow-up three ways: on-site, virtually, and at Best Friends workshops.
Participants have a choice of these offerings:
Program assessments
Comprehensive shelter medicine program assessments
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Consultations
Infectious disease consultation and outbreak response
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Mentorships
On-site or virtual shelter medicine mentorships
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Shelter Medicine Outreach Program assessments
You’ll get comprehensive or targeted assessments, geared directly to your needs.
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Shelter medicine mentorships—virtual and on-site
Get expert help designing and implementing treatment programs that really make a difference.
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Infectious disease consultation and outbreak response
Don’t let disease impact your lifesaving work.
Want to improve training opportunities at your shelter?
The Shelter Collaborative Program pairs mentors from no-kill shelters with colleagues from shelters moving toward no-kill.
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