Animal Shelter Protocol

Shelter medicine experts have developed useful COVID-19 protocols for animal sheltering personnel and are updating the on a regular basis, including how to handle animals who have been exposed to COVID-19.

Read the latest updates from Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Florida on important animal-sheltering topics.
Review the resources from the Shelter Medicine Program at School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Wisconsin.

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