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Category: Cats
Feline Enrichment: Meeting the Essential Needs of Cats
•Enrichment can be defined as something added to your cat’s environment that encourages them to engage in normal, natural behaviors.
Building Better Lives for Our Pets: The Five Freedoms, Provisions, and Domains
The Five Freedoms are the foundation of modern animal welfare. Created in the 1960s, these principles focus on meeting an animal’s essential needs.
Preparing Pets for the Holidays
When making holiday plans, do not forget about your pets.
A Positive Reinforcement Approach to Counter-Surfing
•Whether it is your dog grabbing food when your back is turned, or your cat walking across the table with dirty paws, this behavior needs to be nipped in the bud.
Redefining Low Stress Handling®
Low Stress Handling® was created by Sophia Yin, DVM, CAAB, MS, to improve animal welfare. This method uses research-based skills and techniques focused on ten main principles to lower stress in animals when they are being handled. The ideas are not just guidelines but are also the basis for other animal care certification programs. By focusing on reducing stress, Low Stress Handling® makes interactions between animals and humans safer and more enjoyable for everyone. The Impact of Fear Conditioning Many dogs and cats feel scared, anxious, and stressed when they visit the veterinarian, which makes it harder to diagnose and
The Importance of Play in Cats
•All cats, no matter their age, benefit from consistent interactive play sessions with their caregivers.

Low Stress Handling® Silver-Level Certification
Individual Certification at this level demonstrates to clients and employers the individual’s dedicated interest in Low Stress Handling®. Hospital Certification at this level demonstrates to clients and staff the hospital’s commitment to appropriately training staff in Low Stress Handling® methods.
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