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benefits of service dogs
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safety, independence, social lubricant, psychological improvement, selfesteem
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difference between AAA and AAT
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people are trained in AAT, AAT much more structured
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how can dogs help kids in the hospital
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calm children, animals don't care what kid looks like, can touch dog
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reading with rover
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reading education assistance dogs, can touch dogs if meet goals
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green chimneys
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day school for youth, horseback riding, take care of pets, kids open up to animals, form bonds with workers
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concerns with AAA and AAT
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zoonotic diseases, allergies, injuries to humans/animals, participants can become attached, can lead to competitiveness, death can cause excessive grief
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features of successful programs
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team selection, planning, interdisciplinary cooperation, standards of practice
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animal factors in AAA
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health, temperament, training, grooming
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testing requirements for AAA dogs
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accepting a friendly stranger
sitting politely for petting appearance and grooming out for a walk (walking on a loose leash) walking through a crowd sit and down on command/staying in place coming when called reaction to another dog reactions to distractions reaction to medical equipment leave it acclimation to infirmaries supervised separation say hello |
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things to take if disaster occurs
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carriers, ID tags, photo of animal, where to go, vets number
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why people fail to evacuate during emergencies
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outside dogs, lack of carriers, multiple pets
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where to go if disaster
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shelter, family, pet friendly motel, kennel, humane society
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what to take if disaster
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carrier, leash, collar, food, water, meds, vacc history/med records, kitty litter
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why ID important in disaster
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if get away or left behind, lost, contact info and rabies tag important
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if you leave pets behind
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ID food water safe location, never tied outside, must take birds
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groups involved in disasters - animal specific group
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national disaster animal response team
state/county animal response teams vet medical assistance teams |
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PETS act Pet evacuation and standards act
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include plans for pets and service animals in disaster prep
authorizes fema to assist in developing plans authorizes federal funds to create pet-friendly emergency shelters allows fema to provide assistance to people with pets and service animals and to the animals themselves |
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unique issues involved with pet loss
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missing/lost pets, euthanasia, care of body
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normal manifestations of grief
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physical (CP, nausea)
intellectual (foggy headed, cant concentrate) emotional (crying, anger) social (withdrawal) spiritual (bargain with god) |
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stages of grief
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shock/disbelief/denial
anger bargaining depression acceptance/resolution/recovery |
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things that help cope with pet loss
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talking about it
memorialization |
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what are most lab animals
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96% rats/mice
>.5% dogs/cats |
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what does knockout mean
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turn off specific gene
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what does transgenic mean
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foreign dna added to produce a human protein or substance
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3 Rs of animal research
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Reduce: number of animals in study
Replace lab animals with nonanimal models Refine studies and tests to ensure comfort of animals and humane conditions |
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alternative to animal testing
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clinical research, cell/tissue cultures, computer simulations, cadaver use
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what does consumer product testing check for
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eye/skin irritation, consequences of accidental ingestion/overdose
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cruelty free products
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ingredients have already been tested
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genetic savings and clone
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established code of bioethics - all clones go to good homes, research not applied to human cloning efforts
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clone are replicas
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clones are not exact replicas, will not look or act the same
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four steps to clone
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1. egg from same species is enucleated
2. donor cell is treated to remove differentiation factors 3. donor cell combined with enucleated cell, creating single celled embryo 4. embryos deposited in surrogate mother |
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first commerical cat clone
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little nicky
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gene banking
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lots of money to store DNA in gene bank, now out of business
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dog cloning difficulty
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reproductive cycle makes it hard to clone dogs
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woo suk hwang - seoul national university
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fabricated human stem cell data and results
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benefits of cloning
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retain genetic material of exceptional and proven working and service animals
retain genetic material of neutered animals learn more about reproductive science, could be used to develop birth controls preservation of endangered species |
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drawbacks of cloning
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already overpopulated, moral/ethical issues, lead to human cloning
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why are animals surrendered to shelters
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1 dogs - behavior problems
1 cats - owner moving animals require too much time, work, money, owner illness |
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types of shelters
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humane societies (SPCA)
nonprofit orgs animal control (pound) rescue organizations |
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first spca
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new york 1866
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3 aims of spca
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humane education, adoption, humane euthanasia
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open admissions means
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they will take any animal in
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no kill communities
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san francisco 1994
tompkins county ny 2001 |
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maddies fund
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1999 - 200 million - no kill nation
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no kill policies
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save healthy and treatable animals, dont euthanize for lack of space, euthanize nonrehabilitatable animals (viscious/painful disease)
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pet sanctuaries
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take in unadoptable animals to live out their lives; expensive, fill up quickly, try to mimic home with couches, etc
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no kill controversy
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labor/resource intensive, may pick which dogs to accept, some animals do not do well in shelter for long time
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goals of shelters
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prepare animals for lifelong homes
educate owners on pet selection, pet care eliminate unrealistic expectations in owners train animals, work on behavior problems |
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what is temperament
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total of all inborn and acquired physical and mental traits and talents which determines, forms and regulates behavior in environment
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uses of temperament testing
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decide on breeding pure breds
new puppy selection part of therapy dog testing shelters decide if dog is adoptable |
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pros/cons of temperament testing
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ID problems early in life or early in adoption process
may not be indicative of long term behavior animals behave differently in shelter situation than in home |
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procedure of spaying/neutering
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remove ovaries and uterus, or remove testes
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benefits of spaying/neutering
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limit reproduction
females do not go into heat eliminate chance of pyometra (puss in uterine cavity) decreased mammary cancer, eliminate ovarian/testes/uterine cancer decreased prostate disease in males decreased territorial aggression, roaming, marking of territory in males |
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negatives of spaying/neutering
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risk of anesthesia/major surgery
not able to show for AKC and other breed registries increased weight gain may be more aggression in females estrogen dependent incontinence - spayed female dogs |
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early spay/neuter
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8 weeks - before leave shelter
risk of anesthesia, behavior, health benefits - cant get pregnant |
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procedure of feline declawing
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removal of third bone digit, usually front claws, done under general anesthesia, pain meds before and after, illegal in much of europe and hollywood
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why do cats scratch
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removes outer husk of nails, leave scent marking
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alternatives to feline declawing
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provide with proper scratching material (full stretch, firmly anchored)
soft paws - caps glued on tendenectomy - less invasive |
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animal hoarder definition
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accumulate large numbers of animals, fail to provide minimal standards of nutrition, sanitation, vet care
fails to act on deteriorating condition of animals on environment or negative impact on own health and well being |
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characteristics of animal hoarders
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all socioeconomic groups, 70% single, 2/3 or more women, often have dependent elderly, children, disable family living with them
often nonfunctional utilities often hoard inanimate objects |
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why do hoarders collect animals
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have special skill of communicating or empathizing with animals
believe their life's mission is to rescue suffering/unloved animals animals give them unquestioning/uncritical love animals serve as surrogate children |
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what can be done about animal hoarders
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animal control involved, neighbors complain of odor/noise, human services not always involved, psychological evaluation important, people go somewhere else and collect again
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definition of free roaming cats
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those that spend some or all of life outdoors
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definition of feral cats
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cats that are now living in the wild
unowned free roaming cats |
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origins of free roaming and feral cats
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owned but owners lax
previously owned but lost, abandoned, banished to outside from behavior born outside |
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numbers of feral cats
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approaches number of owned cats, 60-100 million, 36-46% of cat community
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do feral cats have more disease
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no substantial difference in FeLV/FIV
definately more parasites |
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1 cause of death for feral cats
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trauma - cars
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cat overpopulation comes from what
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feral cats are single most important source of cat overpopulation
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characteristics of people who feed feral cats
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crosses socioeconomic strata
almost half are nonowners rarely neuter |
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Public health issues with feral cats
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rabies, parasites, cat bites
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wildlife concerns with feral cats
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cats are nonnative to north america, eat songbirds
threats to endangered wildlife limit biodiversity |
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description of feral cat colonies
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usually 3-10
most on private property can be quite large |
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control options of feral cats
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removal, TNR, transplantation
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pros of feral cat control options
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eventual extinction, decreased pet overpopulation, increased quality of life, pest control
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negatives of feral cat control options
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labor/resource intensive
promote abandonment loss of life welfare can be poor identification/monitoring |
