Sentences with phrase «aggressive animals use»

Bold, aggressive animals use a lot of energy fast in relatively short lives, the thinking goes, whereas calmer animals last longer, saving themselves to reproduce later in life.

Not exact matches

PETA, the so - called People for Ethical Treatment of Animals, supports the ban: They claim they have rescued many pit bulls from abusive homes where they were badly hurt, kicked, and beaten to the point of aggression for dog fights, or they chain them up on a short chain to make aggressive guard dogs, or drug dealers use them as weapons.

Diazepam should be used cautiously in aggressive animals as it can sometimes cause a contradictory reaction in which the animal actually becomes more excitable and difficult to manage.

The squirt bottle is used to stop a cat who is getting too aggressive, either with another companion animal or with a human family member.

Some vets use it to treat aggression in dogs, but it seems to have the opposite effect on some dogs, turning docile dogs into very aggressive animals.

Breeds that were developed to use aggressive displays to keep people or animals away may be likely to be aggressive or reactive to strangers or in strange environments.

The defenseless animals are used as bait, to taunt the aggressive fighting dogs to attack and kill.

If you are aggressive, your dog will be too: A study done by the University of Pennsylvania, found that animals who were trained using aversive methods were 25 % more likely to react aggressively to their owners.

And as I said before, it would be great if every shelter could be no kill and use aggressive adoption drives to find homes instead of killing animals, but that costs money and there are unfortunately, many, many tax payers who just aren't willing to spend it on saving dogs and cats.

If they return and have to write a citation, officers will take the dog from the owner - sometimes forcefully - spay or neuter the animal and return it, unless the pit bull is aggressive or officials believe it is being used in dog fights.

Training aggressive dogs and wolfdogs convinced Linda that using harsh methods and collar devices is counter-productive to treating aggressive and potentially dangerous animals and because these devises and harsh methods are often a cause, not a cure of aggression.

The study, published in the journal Applied Animal Behavior Science, also showed that using non-aversive or neutral training methods, such as exercise or rewards, elicited very few aggressive responses.

Some anti-anxiety medications used on aggressive animals may stimulate aggressive behavior.

Eliminating the prohibition of pit bulls and using Dangerous Animal enforcement will provide for a consistent response to all animals who exhibit aggressive behavior.

First, it limits the areas of the body that another dog can grab onto in a fight, and second, it makes it more difficult for other dogs to read the animal's mood and intentions through the normal body language cues dogs use in aggressive encounters.

Using a leash will also protect your pet from other dogs and reduce the possibility of fights should they encounter another aggressive animal.

``... if an individual uses a breed of dog that is perceived to be aggressive because of breed reputation, stereotype, or the history or experience the observer may have with other dogs, but the dog is under the control of the individual with a disability and does not exhibit aggressive behavior, the title II entity can not exclude the individual or the animal from a State or local government program, service, or facility.»

A study published in the Journal of Applied Animal Behavior concluded that confrontational training methods such as hitting dogs, intimidating them with punitive force and using techniques of restraint like the «alpha roll» actually do very little to correct dogs» behavior and in fact increase the likelihood that they will be fearful and aggressive.

Aggressive animals are often hard to handle and used for guard dogs.

Also, dealing with Graziella Boucher, a tiny ancient tyrant» who headed the local Animal Defenders League and from 1964 to 1979 frequently clashed with Multnomah County law enforcement agencies, first over the use of pepper spray by mail carriers to deter aggressive dogs, later flamboyantly accusing a police officer of abusing his dog.

While it doesn't necessarily change the social status of an animal, higher serotonin levels decrease the likelihood aggressive displays will be used to maintain that social position.

For this reason, the ASPCA does not consider RTF programs ideal for social cats and / or preferable to TNRM programs, and the use of RTF programs should never supersede robust and aggressive adoption programs for social cats (ASPCA's Position Statement on Responsibilities of Animal Shelters).

An integral part of Fraser Island wildlife, these wild animals are now used to visitors, but it strongly advised against feeding them, otherwise they may become aggressive in a bid to get more food.

So it's within this context that CAT releases it's third incarnation of Zero Carbon Britain, claiming that a rapid decarbonization of the UK could be achieved by massively ramping up wind power and other renewables; aggressive efforts to promote energy efficiency and demand management; incentives to shift the UK's diet away from animal products to both combat obesity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and managing fluctuation of renewables supply by meeting shortfalls through using synthetic gas made from renewable, sustainably grown biomass energy crops.

Most people are shocked at the idea of using dog wool, but, as Sanke explains on her website, Knit Your Dog, it's a wonderful material that's entirely natural, clean and odor - free and humanely harvested, especially when considered how aggressive other animal - shearing methods can be.

However, a dog owner can be held responsible for a dog bite victim's injuries if they knew or had reason to believe the animal may bite or display aggressive behavior, or if the owner failed to use reasonable care.

Those with CD may be aggressive to people and / or animals and this may be exhibited when the student bullies threatens or intimidates others, initiates physical fights, uses a dangerous weapon, is physically cruel to people and / or animals, steals while confronting others (e.g. mugging, purse snatching, extortion) and / or forces someone into sexual activity.