Dr. Brenda Griffin
Dr. Brenda Griffin received a B.S. degree in biology from the University of South Carolina in 1986, a doctor of veterinary medicine degree from the University of Georgia in 1990, and a master's degree in biomedical sciences from Auburn University in 2001. After completing an internship at the MSCPA's Angell Memorial Animal Hospital in Boston, she spent time working in general small-animal practice, as well as in animal shelters. She completed a residency in small-animal internal medicine in 1999 and became board-certified in this specialty in 2000.
Dr. Griffin currently serves as an assistant professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Auburn University, where her work focuses on research and educational and outreach programs involving nonlethal strategies for pet population control. At Auburn University, she directs Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program, which educates veterinary students and postgraduate residents in all aspects of shelter medicine, and aims to advance and disseminate scientific knowledge in the field of shelter medicine.
The Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program specifically emphasizes nonlethal means of controlling the pet surplus through humane strategies for pet population control that support the no-kill movement philosophically and by active education, research, and outreach. The ultimate goals of the program include improving the quality of shelter pets' lives, reducing shelter pet deaths, increasing the adoption of shelter animals, and establishing a solid foundation for saving all treatable shelter pets through implementation of model medical programs and research in no-kill shelters.
Dr. Griffin also directs Operation Cat Nap (Auburn University's feral cat trap/neuter/return program) and serves as the advisor for the Student Animal Welfare Action Committee (a.k.a. the Shelter Medicine Club). She instructs classes and clinical rotations for veterinary students in shelter medicine, behavior, and feral cat care.
Dr. Griffin has published numerous papers and research abstracts in the areas of feline reproduction and medicine, welfare and population control. She has presented her work at conferences and meetings nationally. In 2001, Dr. Griffin served as a founding member of the Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs. She currently serves on the board of directors of the Association of Shelter Veterinarians. In 2003, Dr. Griffin received the Bustad Companion Animal Veterinarian of the Year Award. Her lifelong hobby is dog training.
Brenda Griffin, DVM, MS, DACVIM
Director, Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program
Scott-Ritchey Research Center
College of Veterinary Medicine
Auburn University, AL 36849
Phone: (334) 844-5951
E-mail: Griffb2@.auburn.edu
Websites: http://www.aumaddiessheltermedicine.org
http://www.operationcatnap.org
