Issue 20 | May 2021
Applying a Social Justice and Trauma-informed Lens to Animal Welfare Considerations
An interdisciplinary approach to animal welfare has the potential to improve outcomes not solely for the animals, but also for the humans with whom they share their lives. Through exploration of macro level global initiatives involving...
What is The IAABC Foundation? How is it Different From IAABC?
The IAABC Foundation is a new, non-profit charity with the mission of bringing education, events, and community science to both IAABC members and the public alike.The IAABC and the Foundation...
Building Resilience Through Rapport with Recovery Markers
The question I present here is What might the veterinary or behavior team do to increase an individual animal’s ability to quickly recover and move on from singular events we...
Behavioural Care of the Elderly Farm Dog Retired (or Not) from Work
Dogs that work on farms generally have a different life and learning experience to those that are destined to live and learn in a pet dog environment. Dogs that work...
Horse & Halo: Caring for Horses at the End of Their Owners’ Lives
Horse & Halo is a facility that boards horses on behalf of individuals who currently suffer or have died from cancer or other life-threatening illnesses. These are horse folks of...
Case Study: Human Directed Aggression in a Horse
Baron had displayed what the owner described as ‘colt-like’ behaviour from when he was purchased two years ago. He would mouth everything from a lead rope to a human arm....
Case Study: Barney — Human-directed Aggression in a Cat
Since Barney first arrived in their home, Marshall and Lily noted that he closely watched visitors and swatted at them as they passed. They ignored the behavior since he was...
Chicken Enrichment
Providing enrichment to our dogs and cats is becoming a common practice for most pet owners. However, all animals can benefit from enrichment, including our feathered friends! Backyard chickens are...
Deaf dogs: A Unique Communication
How can deaf dogs understand humans? We all know that the process of domesticating dogs has made them develop a unique ability to read our gestures and body postures, to...
Why a Multidisciplinary Approach to Animal Behavior Research Is Critical
Learning is a science. Behavior is a science. As professionals in the industry, it is important that we understand how and why systems and protocols work and why the animals...
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Abbie? Using Target Training to Resolve Fear Aggression in an Unsocialized Cat
Before I even brought her home from Frederick County Animal Control in Frederick, Maryland, to foster for PetConnect Rescue, I knew that socializing Abbie was going to be a challenge....
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