Veterinary Programs

Where would a giraffe with a tummy ache go at the Zoo? To the Animal Health Centre of course! The brilliant staff here is made up of veterinarians, technicians, animal keepers and an administrative clerk, who work together to maintain the health of all the animals at Toronto Zoo. Anything from diet arrangements, handling of animals, quarantine and disinfection, to major surgeries and veterinary research, all takes place at the Animal Health Centre, improving animal care and conservation, every day.

The Animal Health Centre staff notably includes students enrolled in veterinary colleges. These students join the team on fellowships to absorb theories and practices of zoological veterinary medicine.

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Click below about the Zoo's veterinary research programs as well as the veterinary fellows at the Zoo this year.

Current Veterinary Fellows
BARBARY APES – Determinants of host adaptation in a Macaca nemestrina-adapted HIV-2 isolate
CORTISOL RESEARCH PROJECT – Hair, Feather and Skin Cortisol Concentration Enzyme-immunoassay
PIPING PLOVER – Canadian Wildlife Service Volunteer Veterinarian (C. Dutton)
RACOONS – Raccoon Leptospirosis and Salmonellosis Study