Overweight cats might be adorable “chonkers” to some on the internet, but obesity greatly reduces a cat’s quality of life and helping them lose weight isn’t always easy.

From his roots as a small animal veterinarian to his appointment as the Associate Deputy Minister of Health Canada and now as president of the Public Health Agency of Canada (with many adventures in between!), Dr. Harpreet Kochhar’s career is proof ‘you never know where a degree in veterinary medicine will take you.’

It would be a mistake to assume that a cat or dog owned by a homeless or vulnerably housed person is unhealthy, says a new study by the University of Guelph, the organization Community Veterinary Outreach (CVO) and the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).

University of Guelph researchers, who are leaders in the field of antimicrobial stewardship, are receiving more than $3 million from Ontario Research Fund (ORF) for their projects.

The University of Guelph will introduce a first-of-its-kind Bachelor of One Health (BOH) degree program in fall 2022.