In pursuit of the school's goal to advance the well-being of animals and people in California and beyond, faculty, staff and students reach out in many ways to provide services to the regional and global communities.
From addressing the needs of underserved populations through accessible care clinics to coordinating disaster relief efforts, we promote veterinary medicine around the world, make life-changing discoveries, and engage the public through volunteer opportunities and other activities.
Regional Care and Engagement
California Veterinary Emergency Team (CVET)
CVET prepares California for emergency events and provides emergency response when activated by the State.
Center for Continuing Professional Education
Providing programs for veterinarians, vet technicians and animal owners on recent developments in veterinary medicine. These programs are approved to meet the bi-annual continuing education licensure requirements for veterinarians and vet techs.
Community Practice and Surgery Service
The Community Practice Service, complemented by the Community Surgery Service, will keep your pet in the best health possible through a multitude of offerings such as wellness exams, vaccinations, spay and neuter surgeries, and treatment of minor ailments.
Knights Landing One Health Clinic
UC Davis Veterinary students work with UCD medical students to bring healthcare for animals and people to the Knights Landing community.
Mercer Veterinary Clinic for Pets of the Homeless
This student-run organization provides free veterinary care for animal companions of the homeless at a monthly clinic in Sacramento. Faculty mentors and private practitioners volunteer their services
Veterinary Medicine Extension
Science-based solutions are developed to assist animal agriculture and small farmers to address problems of concern to the health of animals and the vitality of California's animal industries. Clients include consumers, public policy agencies, animal-related industries, food producers and commodity groups throughout the state.
Veterinary Medicine Teaching and Research Center, Tulare
Tours and educational events for veterinary, college, high school and younger students.
William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital
Our UC Davis campus-based hospital. Delivers state-of-the-art clinical care for animal patients while providing training opportunities for veterinary students and specialists.
Zoological Medicine Service
Clinical services to zoo animals are provided at several regional zoological gardens and wild animal parks by UC Davis veterinary faculty. The chief veterinarian also serves as the head veterinarian at the Sacramento Zoo
National Partnerships with Local Impact
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank – FARAD
One of only four regional units in the U.S., the school offers this USDA-sponsored service to help producers and veterinarians prevent or mitigate illegal or harmful residues of drugs, pesticides, biotoxins and other chemical agents that may contaminate foods of animal origin.
Oiled Wildlife Care Network
Coordinating more than 30 California wildlife organizations to provide statewide response, veterinary care and rehabilitation for animals injured in oil spills. Provides expertise at the national and international levels.
The California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System
Member of multiple national laboratory groups known as the Integrated Consortium of Laboratory Networks; these networks are designed to meld federal and state resources for rapid response to foreign animal disease or other emergencies affecting animal health or the safety of the food supply.
UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program
Protecting the health of shelter animals so that more survive to find lifelong homes; UC Davis shelter vets serve several local shelters and consult nationwide about shelter design, behavioral concerns, outbreak prevention and response, and other shelter issues
Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital - Dentistry and Oral Surgery Service
Free dental exams to certified service dogs at the Small Animal Clinic as part of the national oral health program of the American Veterinary Dentistry College.
Annually in June. Contact: 530-752-2470
Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital - Ophthalmology Service
Free eye exams to certified service dogs at the Small Animal Clinic; fulfilling a national mission of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists to protect the health of working dogs
Annually in May. Contact: 530-752-1393
Western Institute for Food Safety and Security
The institute offers Department of Homeland Security certified training of first responders, FDA inspectors, producers and processors of food products who could confront agro-terrorism or disaster-related issues.
Global Response and Service
China Veterinary Collaboration
Working with the Nanjing Agricultural University to address complex global issues of recognition and control of new and re-emerging zoonotic diseases, and the provision of healthy foods for the world’s population. The program includes education programs, collaborative research and conferences.
Center for Planetary Health (CPH)
Assessing global health problems at the human-water-animal-food interface and finding practical solutions in collaboration with local partners around the world
Global Programs
Supports students traveling abroad during the summer to volunteer and learn among small animals, wildlife and large animal species; also facilitates faculty exchange with partner countries
Gorilla Doctors
A partnership program of the school’s Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center and the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project, Gorilla Doctors is the only source of veterinary care to endangered mountain gorillas in the Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo
Health for Animals and Livelihood Improvement, HALI Project
A collaborative program researching the impacts of zoonotic disease and water management on health and livelihoods in Tanzania
SeaDoc Society
Helping restore health to the Inland Waters of Washington and British Columbia, the Salish Sea, home to six million people and countless marine animals.