What's Driving the Interest in Animal Shelter Medicine?

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Emily McCobb, DVM, MS, DACVAA, and director of shelter medicine in the clinical sciences department at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, talks about why she thinks there has been an increase in awareness and interest in animal shelter medicine.

Emily McCobb, DVM, MS, DACVAA, and director of shelter medicine in the clinical sciences department at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, talks about why she thinks there has been an increase in awareness and interest in animal shelter medicine.

She says once progress improves with pet overpopulation, you start to gain more resources and that leads to an increase in overall standards in the field.

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