Animal Instinct

Can we capitalize on kids’ affinity for animals to foster diversity in veterinary medicine and other STEM fields?

Panel Discussion on Accessible Care

Presented by Tufts Center for Animals and Public Policy Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University Tuesday, August 29, 2017 Many animal welfare organizations have turned in recent years to providing care at the community level. The motivation for these programs is the belief that if we can address the health and welfare needs Read More

Changing Perspectives on Rehoming and Retention of Dogs and Cats: Keeping Fluffy Home

There are many circumstances that can cause pets to lose their homes. We’ve learned that many pet owners in underserved locations are strongly bonded with their pets and would choose to keep their pet if they could get the short term help they need.

Characteristics of cats sterilized through a subsidized, reduced-cost spay-neuter program in Massachusetts and of owners who had cats sterilized through this program

Published: September 1, 2016 Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association DOI: 10.2460/javma.249.5.490 Published by two MS in Animals and Public Policy (MAPP) alumnae: Valerie A. Benka MS, MPP (MAPP alumna, 2012); Emily McCobb DVM, MS (MAPP alumna, 2002) Center for Animals and Public Policy, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, North Grafton, MA Read More

The Power of Entangled Empathy, and its Challenges

Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at 12 PM – 1 PM Part of the Animal Matters Seminar Series presented by Tufts Center for Animals and Public Policy with Tufts Student Association for Veterinary Ethics (SAVE) Speaker: Lori Gruen, PhD, William Griffin Professor of Philosophy, Wesleyan University View recorded seminar here: Made possible by the generous support of: Read More