Thousands of surgeries later
In a country with an estimated 70 million homeless cats and dogs, a 10-year partnership between the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) and the Greater Birmingham Humane Society (GBHS) makes a difference, one animal and one aspiring veterinarian at a time.
And that difference is adding up.
Through a two-week required shelter medicine rotation with the humane society, hundreds of CVM students have had the chance to perform more than 50 spay and neuter surgeries under the guidance of an experienced veterinarian.
With GBHS taking in more than 18,000 animals a year, the partnership also has given thousands of unowned animals a better chance for adoption every year, said CVM Dean Calvin Johnson.