PPHE’s research mission is to understand the impacts from lack of access to veterinary care on communities, families, and animal care teams.
Our current research projects include:
Communities
- Evaluation of the AlignCare System
- Community needs assessments
- Impacts from lack of access to veterinary care
- Veterinary Social Work
Bonded Families
- Family Bondedness Scale
- National study of pet families
Animal Care Teams
- Compassion fatigue
- Conflict management
- Education
Some of Our Reports
Access to Veterinary Care: Barriers and Insights from Pet Families
This report builds on the 2018 national study and offers an updated look at the challenges families face when trying to access veterinary services. Shifting economic conditions, changing pet family trends, and the lasting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic all play a role in these barriers.
The findings highlight the urgent need for expanded veterinary care access, local support services, and community-focused outreach to keep pets healthy and families together.
From Academia to Action: The AlignCare Journey in Pet Health Equity
AlignCare is more than a system; it is a movement toward family health equity, endeavoring to eliminate disparities in care.
Racial Disparities in Animal Welfare
Research questions guiding this study were “How are pet adoptions procedures and practices impacting different racial and ethnic groups within a community?” and “What differences exist in how different racial and ethnic groups within a community are impacted by policies and procedures of animal control agencies and animal welfare organizations?”
Access to Veterinary Care & Animal Welfare Organizations
The purpose of this study is to better understand the challenges animal welfare organizations face around access to veterinary care and how these challenges impact the animals in their care.
California Animal Welfare Working Group Animal Shelter Survey Report 2022
With a geographic focus on California, the study was designed to answer three key questions:
– Do animal shelters in California indicate that they are experiencing a lack of access to veterinary care?
– What types of care can or cannot be provided?
– What are the effects of the shelters’ lack of access to veterinary care?
Access to Veterinary Care: Barriers, Current Practices, and Public Policy
Through a generous grant from Maddie’s Fund®, the Access to Veterinary Care Coalition (AVCC) commissioned this national population study to better understand the barriers to veterinary care experienced by pet owners across the socioeconomic spectrum. The study also sought to understand the knowledge, attitudes, and practices veterinarians have regarding access to veterinary care.
Thank you to our research funders!
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