Veterinary Treatment Outreach for Urban Community Health: A University of Minnesota Veterinary Student Club
VeTouch clinics are appointment-only. Due to extremely high demand, VeTouch books appointments 2 months out. Our appointment request form (available over email: [email protected]) opens the morning after our monthly clinic. We do not accept new appointment requests when we are at capacity.
Dates: Clinics are the first Sunday of every month (variable on holidays)
Our Mission
We honor the human-animal bond by providing accessible, inclusive, and compassionate veterinary wellness care to underserved communities while fostering a spirit of learning and service. As a Twin Cities-based, student-run veterinary clinic, we are dedicated to enhancing the health and well-being of pets and their people through collaborative care.
Our Clinic
VeTouch is a volunteer-based, non-profit veterinary student club that hosts a monthly vaccine clinic for pets of Twin Cities residents receiving low/no income or experiencing houselessness. The veterinary students examine the pets under the supervision of veterinarians and veterinary technicians.
We provide physical exams, rabies and distemper vaccines, and flea/tick/heartworm preventatives for no cost.
WE DO NOT PROVIDE SPAYS/NEUTERS.
Since we only have one clinic per month and are not a full-service veterinary clinic, we cannot see sick pets or pets with serious veterinary conditions.
We are an appointment-only clinic. To schedule an appointment, please email [email protected].
Our Policies
Maximum of 2 pets per owner at one clinic.
Pets must be on a leash or in a carrier.
Animals older than 1 year must be spayed or neutered after their first visit to VeTouch to be seen a second time.
We will not accommodate pets that are used for breeding, and will not accommodate their litters of puppies/kittens.
