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Dr. Delaney at the Yolo County Animal Shelter

California Budget Includes Money to Help Homeless Animals

  • by Andy Cowitt
  • July 28, 2021

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed budget legislation that includes $45 million in one-time support for a statewide Animal Shelter Assistance Program. The program will be administered by the Koret Shelter Medicine Program, at the University of California, Davis, Center for Companion Animal Health. The increase will be used to fund grants and outreach for the state’s animal shelters over a period of five years.

Dr. Sabrina Wu and family after commencement

Shelter Medicine Inspires New DVM, Sabrina Wu

  • by Trina Wood
  • July 18, 2019

When Dr. Sabrina Wu was a baby, one of her first words was ‘cat’—which is a little weird because she didn’t have any pets growing up in Southern California. But that didn’t stop her fascination with all things related to animals.

baby kitten with milk on face

How Kittens Go From Clueless to Cute

  • by Trina Wood
  • September 11, 2018
Every year, hundreds of thousands of kittens end up in animal shelters, in need of permanent homes. But raising orphaned newborns into healthy, fluffy, frisky 2-month-olds ready to be adopted requires an enormous behind-the-scenes effort.
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