Pittsburgh, PA
Our Pittsburgh team offers free veterinary care for pets of people experiencing, or at risk of homelessness, in unbridled collaboration with Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh and AHN Center for Inclusion Health on the first Thursday of the month. To donate to their efforts, click here.
Team Leads:
Amy Kalinauskas, DVM
Dr. Amy Kalinauskas is the Senior Director of Medical Services at HARP. She graduated from St. George’s University School of Veterinary Medicine in June 2019. She knew her passion was in shelter medicine, so she joined the HARP team shortly after. Dr. Kal has a passion for outreach work and supporting those who need it most. She was heavily involved with the Grenada, West Indies SPCA and one health one medicine movement while in veterinary school. Dr. Kal’s professional interests include High Quality High Volume Spay/Neuter, dentistry, soft tissue surgery, geriatric and preventative medicine. She has an adorable scruffy terrier, Cersei, along with 5 cats (Tywin, Ramsay, Cordelia, Billy Bob and Tony) at home.
Brianna Kaufman
Brianna graduated as a veterinary technician in 2017 from the Vet Tech Institute of Pittsburgh and started immediately working for Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh. She started as a tech and is now the Senior Medical Services Manager. She was working for Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh when the Pittsburgh chapter of SDC was started and was always very interested in participating. When a Team Lead position became available, she knew she had to jump on it. Brianna grew up north of Pittsburgh and moved to the city when she knew she couldn't leave the shelter - as working with rescue animals and the community has become her passion. She grew up with animals all her life, and recently adopted her first pet since moving out - a beautiful, 3-legged doodle mix named Summer.
Volunteer Trailblazers:
Dr. Tracey Rock & Gayle Bair
Dr. Tracey Rock (left): I am a Pittsburgh native and have been volunteering for The Street Dog Coalition since Fall 2019. My “real” job is working as a pharmacovigilance veterinarian for Merck Animal Health. I reside in a quaint little town outside Pittsburgh with my daughter, two cats and a Whippet.
Gayle Bair (right) : I first learned of The Street Dog Coalition last summer when I was working in the low cost clinic at Animal Friends shelter. I was immediately hooked, and have been volunteering with SDC for almost a year. My full time job Is coordinating a community based transition program for Pittsburgh Public Schools. I live just outside of the city with my husband and two German Shepherds.
Partners & Resources:
Allegheny Health Network (AHN)
Animal Friends
Bridge Outreach
Harmony Dog Rescue
Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh (HARP)
Humane Health Coalition
To contact our Pittsburgh Team, call/text Taylor at 412-337-4382, or fill out the form below.
Press:
8.9.23 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, “Homeless people's pets receive free exams, veterinary care.”
2.9.2023 WTAE Channel 4 ABC News, “Helping to heal pets and their human companions”. 1.22.22 SDC YouTube Channel, Click here for a short video celebrating Dr. Tracey Rock, the original trailblazer for our SDC Pittsburgh Team. Dr. Rock received a Circle of Excellence award from Merck Animal Health based on her collaboration with SDC .
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Contact Us:
Call or Text 412-337-4382 or fill out the form below.