Bridging the Gap: Things Every General Practitioner Should Know about their Client’s New Shelter Pet

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Shelter medicine is a field of veterinary medicine that focuses on the health and well-being of animals in shelters and animal welfare organizations. It encompasses various aspects of veterinary medicine, including preventive care, disease control, population management, behavior assessment and modification, animal cruelty investigation, and veterinary forensic medicine.In providing medical care to animals that may have been abandoned, neglected, or surrendered by their owners, shelter veterinarians and professionals have a goal of improving adoption rates and reducing euthanasia rates.