Access to veterinary care in Canada: a cross-sectional survey of animal healthcare organizations and interventions
Responses demonstrate that organizations employ a wide range of tools to mitigate access to veterinary care barriers primarily along financial and geographical lines, and to a lesser extent with tools targeting cultural or disability-related barriers highlighting the importance of building capacity around addressing multiple intersecting barriers. Study findings provide a baseline characterization of current efforts by Canadian organizations to mitigate barriers to accessing animal healthcare.
Authors
- Lauren Van Patter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5317-9484)
- Shane Bateman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0468-0256)
- Jamal Saad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6187-5893)
- Karen S. Ward
- Mazin Tuma
- Mohammad Z. Al‐Hamdan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8772-4885)
- Courtney Graham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0484-8933)
- Michelle D. Evason (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8578-7380)
- Quinn Rausch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8504-6611)
- Valli Fraser-Celin
Institutions
- Wildlife Conservation Society Canada (CA)
- Valley Regional Hospital (US)
- Montreal Police Service (CA)
- Veterinarians Without Borders (US)
- University of Guelph (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Veterinary Science
- Published
- 2025-05-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2025.1581316
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Veterinary Practice and Education Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.12