Dr. Erin Katribe earned her DVM degree from Texas A&M University in 2009 and practiced shelter medicine and high-quality, high-volume spay/neuter in the Austin area for several years until moving to Kanab, Utah, in 2017 to work at Best Friends Animal Society’s sanctuary. She became Best Friends’ Medical Director in 2018 and completed her master’s degree in shelter medicine through the University of Florida the same year. Dr. Katribe achieved board certification through the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners in Shelter Medicine Practice in 2023. She has served on the Association of Shelter Veterinarians board of directors since 2019, and she currently lives in Texas and oversees Best Friends’ National Shelter Medicine program which focuses on strategic outreach to help shelters increase their lifesaving.