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• Desert Animal Companions: People Helping Animals on the Navajo Nation. ... A resource and gathering place for information related to the groups and individuals working to better the lives and health of companion animals on the Navajo Nation. ...

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• Any recommended additions to the Companion Animals Resources can be submitted via e-mail to the e-mail address listed above. ...

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• Addressing the animal rights issue cannot proceed seriously without taking into account the enormous and ongoing effect that the human fixation with companion animals has on hundreds of millions of animals around the world. Whilst many companion animals lead wonderfully fulfilled lives, loved and cared for by their human companions, many more lead lives of deprivation, incarceration, neglect and suffering, their miserable lives prematurely brought to an end by lethal injection, under the wheels of a motor vehicle or from disease. ... How can this be? More than any other factor contributing to the abuse and exploitation of companion animals (herein after referred to by the proprietary term, “pet”) is the lucrative trade in these animals and the parallel “pet product” industry. ... More dogs and cats are bred irresponsibly and end up in animal shelters or worse, more birds are imprisoned in tiny cages, greater numbers of “exotic new” pets are becoming available, and more rabbits, rats, mice, hamsters and other little animals are bought and passed along than ever before. ... Fewer still consider it anything other than their right to obtain and keep in whatever circumstances that suit them any animals they can afford to buy or otherwise acquire. ... - So-called exotic animals are constantly “introduced” to the pet market as the latest “fad” pet. ... - Many populations of wild animals are in serious peril because of the cruel trade in wild animals, both legal and illegal. ... However, there is one overriding factor that must be acknowledged as the root cause of all the problems associated with the keeping of pets, namely, that humans consider it their right to “own” animals and to do with this “property” as they see fit. For as long as there is money to be made from trading in pets and the acquisition and owning of pets is encouraged by the “pet food” and “pet accessories” industries, and whilst legislation protects the rights of property owners rather than the rights of the exploited animals, pets will continue to suffer and die in their tens of thousands, and even millions. ... This is an animal rights issue, as are all issues concerning the abuse and exploitation of animals. And though people may, and probably will, be appalled at the level of blatant cruelty, abuse and neglect which is rampant wherever and whenever people keep and confine animals as pets, or trade in and otherwise dispose of so-called pet animals, human apathy ensures that the status quo prevails.

• Companion Animal Network (CAN).
• About Companion Animals Network (CAN).
• CAN is committed to assisting homeless animals achieve health, happiness and placement into loving homes. We do not assist pet owners in placement or re-homing of their animals because CAN encourages and promotes lifelong relationships. CAN recognizes that some people are not willing or able to provide a lifelong commitment to their companion animals. Suggestions for companion animal behavioral concerns and rehoming are available on the internet, please check the following sites:.
• Would you like to learn more about Rehoming animals or Behavioral Issues?.
• The Dumb Friends League - committed to the welfare of animals.
• An adoption fee helps pay for vaccinations, appropriate testing (heartworm for dogs and feline leukemia/FIV for cats) and spaying/neutering for all animals that are at least 6 months of age. ... Our adoptable animals are housed in loving foster homes so that their personality, temperament and needs can be assessed. ...
• Please check these links for suggestions in introducing a new cat or dog to your existing animals: Introducing cats to cats Introducing cats to dogs Volunteers and Donations.
• Volunteers are important to CAN, as they help us to help the animals more effectively. ...
• If you are interested in any of the companion animals we have listed, please email the person listed at the end of the biography. ...

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• Cats, dogs and many other companion animals have established a special place in our lives. To many people, their companion animal is a family member. ...
• In this section, you can learn about better ways to care for your companion animal, the misery faced by unwanted animals, the importance of spaying and neutering, the horrors of puppy mills, and the laws affecting companion animals. ...
• Please take just a few minutes to find out more about the wonderful animals who are so important in our lives.

•      In my practice as an animal communicator and spiritual counselor to people and their animals I have developed some ideas on this growing health challenge that may prove useful to both people and the animals in their care.
•      Because animals often mirror human emotional states and physical disease it is important to look first at the phenomena of obesity in human beings. ...
•      As a natural function of physical and spiritual evolution, domestic animals take on human characteristics over time and can come to feel separated from God which is the source of their nourishment also. The unconscious hunger for reunion with God when not properly understood can be misinterpreted as physical hunger in both human beings and animals.
•      Often a people who feel unhappy, unloved and undervalued and who don't know how to nourish themselves properly will overly dote on an animal companion with food. ...
•      Animals come into our lives to be not only our companions but also to support our spiritual growth. ... Have we become distracted or overwhelmed with busyness to the point that we are not taking quality time for ourselves every day? If we are not take time for ourselves, it is likely that we are not giving quality time to the animals who share our life either. ...
• Many animals resist drinking water that is not absolutely fresh. Adding flower essences to the animals water will often increase their water consumption and dampen the appetite by offering their soul a higher vibration. ...
•      It is my feeling that all challenges to the health and well being of our animal companions are gifts from the animals themselves, whether consciously or unconsciously given. Through our love of our animals we are drawn not only to find solutions to their problems, but in so doing we are enlightened as to our own deeper needs as well. ...
• If you and your animal companion both have a weight challenge you can take the formulas together. For animals, five drops in water bowl each time water is replenished. ...
• For more useful information on nourishing the spiritual lives of animals see the article The Care And Feeding of an Animal Soul.
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• The Companion Animal Resource Education program provides scientifically-based educational information to the public on the health, care, and proper selection of pets that fit the life style of your family. ...

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• But what if you are the one who becomes ill or incapacitated, or who dies first? Do you have a plan that will ensure that your surviving companion animals receive the care, attention and accommodations they deserve?.
• This program ensures that your surviving companion animals are adopted into loving homes that are best suited to their individual needs. ...
• Do I have to draw up formal arrangements for my companion animals?.
• It is important to have formal arrangements made for the future care of your surviving companion animals or for the care of your companion animals should you be unable to care for them due to illness or incapacity. ... You can make formal arrangements for your companion animals through a Will, a Trust, a Power of Attorney or a Personal Representation Agreement. ... If you register your companion animals in the Pet Stewardship Program, we will give you language for your Will, your Trust, Power of Attorney or Personal Representation Agreement. ...
• Do I sign a formal agreement with the Ottawa Humane Society when I register my companion animals?.
• You will sign a contract, outlining the services that we promise to provide to your companion animals.
• If the care options outlined do not meet my needs, can I make a special arrangement for my companion animals? .
• Yes, if you have special wishes, we will attempt to make an arrangement that meets the special needs of your surviving companion animals.
• If I have more than one companion animal, will they be placed in the same adoptive home? .
• The Ottawa Humane Society will do its best to place companion animals who have lived together in the same home.
• If your pet dies during your lifetime, or if you acquire a new pet, you can give notice to the Ottawa Humane Society to transfer the contract to your new companion animal.
• Will the Ottawa Humane Society take custody of my companion animals when the time comes?.
• We will provide your companion animals with care and attention in our facilities while we arrange for a new adoptive home.

• COMPANION ANIMALS IN RENTAL HOUSING.
• This guide explains four key federal laws that govern the rights of tenants, and that may determine whether you have a right as a tenant to live with a companion animal, whether you rent a home, own a home that is governed by a homeowners' association, live in federally-assisted public housing for the elderly or disabled, or in federally assisted public housing that does not give such a preference to the elderly or disabled, or whether your housing is subsidized by a state or local government.
• " In addition, owners or mangers cannot discriminate against any person from admittance or continued occupancy of such housing because of ownership of a companion animal. ...
• If you live in a federally assisted housing unit, receiving subsidy from the federal government, that is designated for housing senior citizens or persons with a disability, your rental unit cannot prohibit you from keeping your animal companion with you in your home. If you live in such a housing unit, and you are being prevented from keeping a companion animal with you, put the owner or manager on notice that he or she is violating the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983.
• Although landlords of senior citizen or disabled persons housing may not discriminate against those who have, or wish to acquire, companion animals. ... FN 3 It is thus of the utmost importance that tenants with companion animals take all reasonable steps to keep their companions contented in their homes, and therefore "good neighbors. " Excessive noise, unsanitary conditions, or threatening behavior on the part of the animal would all provide a basis for the landlord to require the companion animal to be removed from the rental unit.
• The Act's prohibitions against discrimination in housing against a person with disabilities is of most importance to the issue of companion animals in housing.
• The Act may be used to prohibit a person from refusing to sell or rent to a person who needs a companion animal in his or her home for reasons of mental or physical health. ...
• The provision prohibiting discrimination against persons with disabilities may give broader rights for tenants to live with companion animals than may be immediately apparent.
• If one or more of these disabilities prevents a tenant from performing "major life activities," defined as "caring for one's self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning and working" FN 6 , the landlord must make a reasonable accommodation for that disability, including permitting the tenant to live with a companion animal as an "assistive" animal. While guide dogs, hearing assistive dogs and other specially trained companions are clearly assistive animals, animals who provide other physical assistance or emotional support are also considered assistive animals. Such animals do not have to have received special training, and the landlord must permit you to have any animals who are permitted to be kept as residential companions under applicable state and local laws. ...
• It is important to note that the fact that the lease on a rental unit is not in the name of the person with a disability does not affect the right of a person living in the unit to keep a companion animal. ...
• Again, "disability" is broadly defined and if you need your companion animal as part of your treatment or rehabilitation, you may be able to use this Act to keep your animal in rental housing. You may need documentation from your physician stating why you need an animal companion to live with you.

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• Companion Animals Where to Look for Adoptions, Fostering, & Placements.
• There are photos and descriptions of over 50,000 animals needing homes. ... You can also, if you want, limit such searches to special needs animals. ...
• Best Friends Animal Sanctuary: the largest sanctuary for abused and abandoned cats and dogs and other animals in the U. ...
• Save-a-Pet: Thousands of dogs, cats, and other animals in a database, updated daily, that can be searched by breed, size, color, age, and location.
• Hearts United for Animals: a national no-kill shelter, sanctuary, and animal welfare organization.

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• Animals have been our companions for a very long time. Members of our community keep a wide variety of mammals, birds, fish and other vertebrates for the companionship and pleasure which these animals provide. Animals are a major part of some sports, and are also used as aids to people with disabilities. ...
• Only in recent times has the actual relationship between people and animals received serious study. This is mainly due to society's increased interest in the welfare of animals themselves. ...
• The purposes of the companion animal work are to improve our understanding of the problems peculiar to companion animals and to spread this knowledge to the community. ...
• The Trust has set up three earmarked funds to support study on horses, dogs and cats and companion birds. ...
•   Who Funds Companion Animal Studies?.
• Companion animals are kept for social reasons. Funds come from individuals who recognise the pleasure they derive from the company of animals and wish to support studies which will improve our understanding of animals and the human/animal interaction. ...
• A survey for parasites in companion birds .

• Local Laws Regarding Companion Animals .
• All companion animals must receive proper care, including regular meals, access to fresh water, regular exercise, regular grooming, shelter (in home, dog house), and plenty of attention. ...
• You are responsible for preventing your companion animal from being a public nuisance (including consistent barking, aggression, roaming freely, destroying other people's property, and so forth). ...
• Either an annual or a 3-year rabies vaccination is required for any companion animal three months and older. ...
• If you live within the city limits of Bloomington, and have more than four companion animals (dogs and cats), you will need a non-commercial kennel permit. ... The fees are as follows: 5-8 companion animals -- $25. 00; 9-12 companion animals -- $50. ...
• Wild animals that have bitten must be captured and sent to the State Board of Health for a rabies test. ...
• Some animals that may NOT be kept as pets in Bloomington and/or Monroe County: .
• "Exotic" animals such as hedgehogs, prairie dogs, sugar gliders, primates, wild cats, monitor lizards, anacondas, etc. ...

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• Home Community Services Animals & Pets The Companion Animals Act.
• In 1998 the NSW Government introduced new legislation covering the rights and responsibilities of the owners of companion animals, including cats and dogs. ...
• The new legislation, the Companion Animals Act 1998 replaces the Dog Act 1966. ...
• The aim of the new legislation is to protect the rights of animals and their owners in balance with the needs of the community.
• Click here for more information on the new Companion Animals Act and information on identification and registration requirements. ...

• Benefits of Neutering Your Companion Animal.
• I Can't Keep My Companion Animal. ...
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• Why Do We Allow Millions of Animals to be Killed in Shelters Every Year?.
• Of the 10 to 15 million companion animals that enter our nation's shelters each year, over 75% are killed. ... The most humane and economical mode of reducing animal populations is to neuter your companion animal. ...
• Why Would Any One Want Their Companion Animal to Suffer & Die Early? .
• If you neuter your companion animal it has the opportunity to live two times longer than if he or she was NOT neutered. By neutering your companion animal you decrease the risk of cancers such as prostate, breast, and uterine. You most likely would do everything to protect yourself from cancer, why wouldn't you afford the same protection and respect to your companion animal?.
• Companion animals that are not neutered want to do what is natural - mate. ...
• It's absurd to allow more animals to be born in the Silicon Valley, even if you can find them homes. If you want to find homes for companion animals, then find them for shelter animals - they are consistently being killed. Many of our surrounding shelters kill perfectly healthy animals when they run out of boarding space. ...
• There is no money to be made by selling animals. What if the mother dog or cat has complications? What do you think an emergency medical visit will cost you? What about the endless medical bills for kittens and puppies? Every year your local shelters have episodes where people thought they could sell animals and there are no takers. Many of these animals end up being killed because the shelter has no room, because thoughtless people dumped them at the shelter.

• DO NOT LEAVE YOUR COMPANION ANIMALS BEHIND!.
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• Decide on Where to Take Your Companion Animals.
• Check with motels and hotels to be sure they will allow animals. ...
• Check with the Red Cross or Emergency Management to see what shelters will allow you to come in with your animals. ...
• WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR COMPANION ANIMALS IF YOU DIE?.
• Whether or not the companion animal can eat table scraps .
• How to calm your companion animal if she/he becomes frightened or aggressive .
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• Companion animals have an unprecedented role in the lives of millions of people in the United States. People simply love their animals. Interaction with companion animals involves talking, touching, and care giving. People treat their companion animal as a part of the family. ...
• Scientific studies have confirmed what people have thought about pets for a long time - companion animals make people feel good. Animals reduce stress and provide companionship. It has been shown for example, that the mere presence of animals in the home can reduce blood pressure! .

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• Approximately one half of all Canadian families include a companion animal, so many of us care passionately about these animals and how to improve their care. ...
• Companion animal welfare is also a important area of concern of key donors including the BCSPCA and the BCVMA.
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• Use of exotic species as pets, a review of the ethical and practical aspects of exotic companion animals was conducted and a decision-making framework developed for regulators, policy makers, and the humane movement. ...
• Because rates of adoption for adult shelter cats is low, these animals must often be euthanized or subjected to long periods of confinement. ...

• Who will sit for my companion animal friend while I’m on vacation?.
• Many animals, especially cats but including dogs, aren’t crazy about traveling. Birds fly, not animals who don’t have wings. So the best option, if your trip is a relatively quick out and back one, might be to leave your companion animal safely at home. Click on the question above for PETA’s tips on finding the perfect companion-animal sitter.
• What if I want to take my companion animal along?.
• While going on vacation with Rover could be great fun, please visit Who will sit for my companion animal friend while I’m on vacation? before taking this into consideration. Many animals absolutely hate traveling so the best option might be to leave them safely at home. ... Follow the links below for more tips on taking your companion animal along, including warnings and tips on air and car travel and listings of animal friendly hotels, emergency vets, campgrounds, beaches and other places as well as a list of helpful books.
• Click here to support PETA's work for companion animals. ...

• Companion Animal Hoarding Fact Sheet.
• Animal hoarding is the pathological collecting of animals. It is most often characterized by an individual amassing a large number of companion animals, failing to provide them with proper food, water, shelter, veterinary care, and sanitation, resulting in squalid living conditions for both the animals and the hoarder. The hoarder also fails to act on the animals’ deteriorating condition, which often includes severe starvation, dehydration, parasite infestation, rampant disease, attacks among animals, cannibalization, and uncontrolled breeding, making the situation even worse over time. ...
• Animal hoarders have a compulsive need to have many companion animals and collect them beyond the point where they are able to sufficiently care for them. They may profess a strong love for the animals while being in denial over the conditions their animals live in. ... Many hoarders believe they are "rescuing" animals, continually bringing more into the home, and stubbornly refusing to part with any animal, be it through adoption to a good home or the humane euthanasia of a sick animal. Often this is taken to the extreme, with hoarders unwilling to part with the bodies of dead animals. It is important to recognize that an animal hoarder is not simply a harmless and well-intentioned eccentric, but someone with a problem–a problem that results in the suffering of their animals.
• Neighbors’ complaints about mistreated or neglected animals or about the stench emanating from the hoarders home or sprawling rodent or insect infestations may be the first indication that something is wrong. ... Self-neglect, child neglect, and elder abuse have accompanied the hoarding of animals; in fact, social service agencies are often a source of animal hoarding complaints. ...
• Additionally, such a large influx of animals is more than our community animal shelters can handle, both logistically and financially. Many shelters lack the space to house such a large number of animals, particularly as many may not be healthy and may require isolation and/or medical care. Moreover, a shelter may need to house the seized animals for several months, leaving little space to house stray and adoptable animals and straining other resources that would otherwise be used to serve the community.
• The costs involved in holding the seized animals while the case is being resolved are often beyond the budgets of our community shelters–one hoarding case has the potential to bankrupt a shelter, which provides a critical service to the community.
• Identify and define companion animal hoarding as a type of animal cruelty. ...

• companion animal studies: the human-animal bond in domestic and healing environments .
• Fall 2003: public session on animal-assisted therapy and service animals; led by Laura Hey and Linda Sabatini; date, time, and place TBA .
• This focus builds on the coordinators' research and practice in pet loss counseling (Douglas), the bond between humans and animals engaged in animal-assisted activities and therapy (Douglas and Sabatini), and the history of relations between humans and domesticated animals (Pycior). ...
• This research workshop aims to build an intellectual community centered on companion animal studies and encompassing members of different departments and schools at UWM as well as other scholars/professionals from the Milwaukee community who have a stake in the theoretical and practical dimensions of the human-animal bond. Attesting to a budding interest in Milwaukee in the ways in which people and nonhuman animals influence one another physiologically and psychologically was a workshop on "Using Pets to Enhance Your Health, and How to Enhance the Health of Your Pet," held a few years ago at Columbia Hospital. ... Discussion following this workshop highlighted the benefits of crossdisciplinary, scholarly exchange on companion animals. Presenters and attendees began not only to reflect on larger issues surrounding companion animals but also to share information on newly published research on companion animals in healing environments, major anthrozoological journals, and interested professional organizations.
• Organizers anticipate an expanding membership drawn from UWM faculty and staff and other scholars/professionals working in companion animal behavior and welfare, human and veterinary medicine, nursing, occupational and physical therapy, psychology, and social welfare. ... Other meetings will center on discussion of such issues as the ethics of animal-assisted activities and therapy, models of and standards for clinical research on the health benefits of companion animals, the human-animal bond as a mutually beneficial bond, the postmodern human-animal bond, companion animals and the elderly, pet loss, and models of and standards for practice in the human-animal field. Long-term goals of the workshop are (1) to explore strategies for disseminating information on companion animal studies (research, journals, organizations, conferences, etc. ) to the extended UWM community, (2) to develop collaborative research projects on the human-animal bond in domestic and healing environments, and (3) to facilitate application of research in companion animal studies.

• Pets for Life examines the issues affecting companion animals, including dogs, cats, horses, and small animals and discusses the work of animal shelters, the "no-kill" debate, and legal issues surrounding pets also. ...
• Pets for Life: A Look at the Relationship Between People and Their Companion Animals is published by the National Association for Humane and Environmental Education (NAHEE), youth education division of The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). ...

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• This NebGuide explains why antibiotics must be used with care and how to prudently use antibiotics to treat companion animals.
• You, as the animal owner or caregiver, make important decisions about how antibiotics are finally used in companion animals. Antibiotics should be used prudently to ensure they are effective and will continue to benefit man and animals in the future. Are you prepared to make the best decisions about using antibiotics in animals?.
• One of the most easily recognized uses of antibiotics is to relieve illness and suffering in animals caused by bacterial infection. ...
• The prudent use of antibiotics in food and companion animals may help minimize transmission of bacterial pathogens to humans. By minimizing bacterial infections in animals, antibiotics may reduce the opportunities for pathogenic bacteria to be transferred to people via direct contact with animals and/or consumption of animal products.
• When used appropriately antibiotics are a powerful tool for maintaining healthy animals. ...
• The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), and various veterinary practice specialty groups have developed guidelines for veterinarians on the prudent use of antibiotics in companion animals. ...
• Everyone who administers antibiotics to animals should understand and be willing to apply these general concepts of prudent use.
• When animals do get sick, have an accurate diagnosis. ...
• Treat the appropriate animals.
• Limit therapeutic antibiotic treatment to those animals that are sick or are legitimately at-risk of becoming sick.
• Treatment records should include the identity of animals treated, dates treated, drugs administered, who administered the drugs, and the amount administered. ...

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