Sentences with phrase «of other companion animal»

They are experts in dog and cat behavior and often in the behavior of other companion animal species as well, like horses and birds.

They are experts in dog and cat behavior and often in the behavior of other companion animal species as well, such as horses and birds.

In this project, we examined parrot owners» perceptions of parrots and compared these with the perceptions of other companion animal species.

Often, an animal behaviorist will be called in when an animal is exhibiting tendencies that present a danger to its physical or mental health or to the well being of other companion animals or humans.

While communities across the country are ending the killing of healthy and treatable animals, with save rates as high as 98 percent, in 2011, PETA killed 96 percent of all dogs and cats and 93 percent of other companion animals such as rabbits that it took in, despite revenues of over 30 million dollars a year and millions of animal - loving members.

Because of her love for these special animals Ms. Lerner wanted to do something to honor their memory that would help improve the lives of other companion animals.

This section will explore why this medical procedure is important both for your individual canine, as well as the welfare of other companion animals.

* The ASPCA's program deals with dogs and cats, but Pet Partners registers a variety of other companion animals.

Not exact matches

Matt explained that, while the ASPCA Adoption Center primarily focuses on finding safe and loving homes for dogs and cats, they have helped other types of companion animals, including rabbits, and worked on large - scale investigations involving a variety of farm animals.

That said: «But god did not foresee — that man would want a companion» = > «It is not good for the man to be alone» are the words used — so God did know and provided «that the snake would talk to the humans» = > «the serpent was more crafty than any other animal» - deception required capacity to deceive «that the humans would choose knowledge (and why else was that tree there)» = > It was not knowledge but knowledge of good and evil.

According to a study funded in part by the National Institutes of Health, companion animals — like dogs, cats or the guinea pigs in the study — may prove to be a helpful addition to treatment programs designed to help children with ASDs improve their social skills and interactions with other people.

After the sofas are in place, they head off on other missions to stock up for the hunt: scrounging power strips and reference books (Oxford Reader's Companion to Dickens, Bicycle Official Rules of Card Games, The Lord of the Rings) and loading up stores of junk food (Marshmallow Fluff, barbecued potato chips, animal crackers, Little Debbie cakes, Mountain Dew) that will fuel them for the weekend.

«From July 1998 through December 2005, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) killed over 14,400 dogs, cats, and other «companion animals.Animals (PETA) killed over 14,400 dogs, cats, and other «companion animals.animals.»

Maple Ridge, BC About Blog Companion Animal Psychology Blog publishes stories about the science of people's relationships with their cats, dogs, and other pets.

Keeping companion animals became common only with the rise of the middle class and urbanization, perhaps because of the deprivation of other contact with animals, or simply because pets cost money and are therefore a signifier of extravagance (Americans spend $ 34 billion on their companion animals every year).

Within each of these regions, it offers a diversified product portfolio, including vaccines, parasiticides, anti-infectives, medicated feed additives and other pharmaceuticals, for both livestock and companion animal customers.

And what's worse, is that they tend to stay in shelters longer than any other animal population because of the aforementioned restrictions that make so it hard, if not impossible, to have an American Pit Bull Terrier as a companion animal.

The company recently entered the large animal category with products for equine use, and it has a number of other products in development for companion animals.

«Paw law advocates for animals of every kind, and I believe our members are fully dedicated to improving the lives of others so that we can provide animals and people alike the love and passion we feel for our own animal companions.»

The 2012 Michigan Rescue Certification Program was thoughtfully designed to improve the welfare of homeless cats, dogs and other companion animals in Michigan.

To others, they may be «just animals,» but for many of us, our companion animals are like our children.

In the end, I came up with the idea for «Up For Pups,» an organization that delivers humane education presentations to schools and other organizations with a message for people to know where their new «best friends» are coming from and help support legislation to strengthen dog breeding regulations and restrict the sale of companion animals in pet stores nationwide.

The numbers represented in this chart are indicative of a perfect world, and we live in anything but a perfect world, especially for cats, dogs and other companion animals.

The 2012 Michigan Rescue Certification Program was thoughtfully designed to improve the welfare of homeless cats, dogs and other companion animals in

The only way to so that is to look at what other shelters and pounds are doing (or not doing) and open the whole discussion of saving companion animals.

While companion dogs are usually kept indoors and often do not come into contact with tainted meat or other wild animals that may have worms, contact with other dogs or feces in the park may cause transmission of parasitic worms like heartworm, tapeworm and roundworms.

Some courses cover the learning process, eating habits, and adaptation of animals, while others focus specifically on companion, wild, or zoo animals.

That scenario's growing ever more common as greater numbers of Americans stop thinking of dogs, cats and other animals as pets — or even mere companions.

No one seems to know for certain why the number of male veterinarians is declining, but people point to the growth of companion animals over food animals and others speculate that more men might choose human medicine, dentistry and engineering fields, which pay better than veterinary medicine, according to an article in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.

Unfortunately for most, for owners today this is a characteristic that stuck with the breed and they are known for being noisy dogs that aren't afraid to bark to get the attention of their owner or other companion animals.

If your animal companion has been slowing down, is reluctant to interact, is hunched in the back, no longer wants to go for long walks, or has had chronic illness (such as cancer, arthritis, disc disease, etc.), then he or she may be having pain or other forms of discomfort.

If you are one of the many that are horrified at the practice of killing puppies, kittens, dogs and cats and other companion animals, the time has come to put into practice what many of us have been preaching.

This month I've been thinking about how to create positive, lasting change for companion animals who are suffering at the hands of puppy millers, backyard breeders, and others who sell dogs and cats for profit with complete disregard for their health, safety, and well - being.

The E.U. estimate explicitly includes a wide variety of companion animals, and the Asia estimate is vague about which animals are included — but the others explicitly cover only cats and dogs.

He talked about the origins of this book, the contents, the purpose of this book and other books and how they relate to dog training and other companion animal behavior training, behavior science.

We do very limited work on advocacy around other specific animal issues such as use of animals in laboratories and companion animal homelessness, because we think good opportunities to help animals are much easier to find in the area of farm animal advocacy (and additionally the less popular area of wild animal suffering).104 The work we do in these areas serves mainly to check our assumptions about the scale, tractability, and neglectedness of various causes.

The Animal Services Division protects, promotes and enhances the health, safety and quality of life for companion animals and other abandoned animals, as well as for the people of Monterey County.

There aren't very many companion animals compared to other animals, and there are even fewer in distress.71 We gave the cause of companion animals the lowest scale rating to reflect this: if we could wave a magic wand and fix the problems of one set of animals, companion animals would be the least important to help, because the scale of the problem is smallest.

Because of their hunterly nature, they don't make good companions with cats or other small animals, as they'll sometimes try to hunt after them.

Some references report that kittens can become infected as well through ingesting the milk of an infected queen (transmammary), but others, including the Companion Animal Parasite Council state that this is not the case.

Her «pet - friendly» techniques for animal handling and behavior modification, many of which she developed herself through the scientific method of research and rigorous testing, are shaping the new standard of care for Veterinarians, Petcare and other Companion and Farm Animal professianimal handling and behavior modification, many of which she developed herself through the scientific method of research and rigorous testing, are shaping the new standard of care for Veterinarians, Petcare and other Companion and Farm Animal professiAnimal professionals.

While our other animal companions frequently eat dried food out of packages on a daily basis, rabbits have to eat fresh, high - quality roughage.

Discussions of and / or excerpts from nonfiction texts which introduce more in - depth explorations of these same subjects, and those from fiction which delve into more controversial areas of human - animal interaction, such as companion animal symbolism, zoophilia, and animal collecting or hoarding, among others.

Clearly the numbers would dictate that the moderation we saw in traffic and in transactions [shows] that the companion animal market is not recession proof and it is as prone to recession dips as some of the other sectors.

Even if this estimate is too low because companion animals other than dogs and cats are not included in the estimate or because the fraction of needy companion animals is higher in areas with fewer resources, a revised estimate would still probably be quite low compared to the populations of farm and wild animals.

In «A Southern Fix», filmmakers Michael Samstag and Josh Gildrie travel the country to interview animal protection leaders, animal advocates, veterinarians, and other experts to get perspectives on a solution to the overpopulation and overproduction of companion animals and the subsequent killing of adoptable pets.

Thanks to a skilled and manipulative defense team, the two PETA staffers were found guilty only of lesser charges; however, the trial exposed PETAâ $ ™ s shocking record of euthanizing healthy dogs and cats - up to a 90 % euthanasia rate â $» as well as the fact that PETA is singularly responsible for the deaths of over 14,400 dogs, cats and other companion animals during the period of 1998 - 2005.

Citizens FOR Pets in Condos (www.petsincondos.org) is a 501 - c3 public charity dedicated to increasing acceptance of companion animals in condos and other types of association - run housing.

Church and community members are invited to bring cats, dogs, birds, reptiles and other well - behaved animal companions to celebrate the important roles that animals have in people's lives, as well as to honor St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals and the environment.

A 2011 survey by the New Zealand Companion Animal Council found that 48 percent of households in New Zealand owned at least one cat, a higher number than in other developed nations.