Media Mentions

    How to keep pets safe Memorial Day weekend and beyond (link is external)

    Dr. Deborah Mandell, professor of emergency and critical care medicine, offers some summer safety tips for dogs.

    Vet Dog Center Trains Dogs to Be Police K-9s, Searchers (link is external)

    The Penn Vet Working Dog Center trains dogs in police work, search and rescue, and medical detection. Volunteers make up a big bulk of this unique training center that even…

    Penn Vet, Wharton School launch veterinary entrepreneurship program (link is external)

    Penn Vet Dean Andrew Hoffman was quoted about the launch of a joint veterinary entrepreneurship program with the Wharton School

    Woman’s foster dog has a part-time job learning to sniff out cancer (link is external)

    The dog, Ivey, is training at the Penn Vet Working Dog Center.

    Why Are Dogs Such Terrible Dads? (link is external)

    Dr. Siracusa spoke about why male dogs invest very little effort into paternal care.

    Chemotherapy Helps Horses With Lymphoma (link is external)

    Dr Daniela Luethy was interviewed about a retrospective study she and her colleagues conducted on chemotherapy helping horses with lymphoma achieve remission and extend their lifespans.

    A Fiercely Independent Stallion Learns to Trust Humankind (link is external)

    Dr. McDonnell was interviewed about the nature of licking and chewing behaviors for a story about a wild stallion that learned to trust humans.

    Equine Colic Imitators (link is external)

    Dr Barbara Dallap Schaer shared what other conditions to be mindful of when observing colic-like signs

    Does thunder freak out your dog? (link is external)

    An interview with Dr. Siracusa about how to keep dogs calm during a thunderstorm.

    A conversation with James Serpell (link is external)

    Dr. James Serpell chats casually for Penn’s ‘Office Hours’ podcast series