Dr. Wesley Cheung poses with a chicken coop being used as a make shift cat enclosure for displaced cats in Hawaii.

Month: February 2024

CHPP Shelter Medicine Resident Gets Hands-on Experience in Lahaina, Hawaii

CHPP Shelter Medicine Resident Gets Hands-on Experience in Lahaina, Hawaii

In August 2023, a devastating wildfire destroyed the town of Lahaina, on the Island of Maui in Hawaii. The disaster took more than 100 lives and displaced more than 8,000 residents from their homes. Dr. Wesley Cheung, a Shelter Medicine Resident with the Ontario Veterinary College’s Community Healthcare Partnership Program (CHPP), travelled to Lahaina, Hawaii to join a team of experts find unique solutions to sheltering outdoor cats while respecting their unique welfare needs.

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