Issue 23 | February 2022
Issue 23 Table of Contents
The IAABC Foundation Journal is a peer-reviewed, free animal behavior and training publication from The IAABC Foundation. Click here for a table of contents, or keep scrolling for more articles
The Sustainable Cat: Making Better Choices for the Environment
Everything humans do has some impact on our environment at every scale — positive, negative, or mixed. Even our choices around our companion animals make a difference to the world...
Spotlight on Research: Courtney Graham
Courtney Graham is a postdoctoral researcher working with cats at the Companion Animal Behaviour and Welfare Lab at the University of Ontario. She is currently investigating the effects of socialization...
Ask the Ethics Committee
The IAABC Ethics Committee is a team of volunteers that adjudicate on ethical matters for the IAABC. Their role is to evaluate complaints about violations of our Professional Code of...
Promoting Natural Behaviors in Geckos Through Enrichment
With the right handling, geckos can be engaging, inquisitive, and fun to be around! This article gives you a variety of tips how to change your gecko’s environment to make...
Potential Neural Consequences for Snakes Under Captive Management
Are snakes not thought to be intelligent because they’re really dumb, or are we making it impossible for them to reach their brainpower potential by forcing them to live in...
COVID-sniffing Dogs One Year Later: New Studies Show Promise
The canine nose is the most sophisticated tool we have for detecting odors in real-life environments. As soon as the pandemic hit, researchers started looking at whether dogs could be...
The Importance of Consent Behaviors for Veterinary Procedures
Handling animals, especially those who may be in pain or experiencing aversive emotional arousal, carries an inherent risk. The risks are to both the handler and to the animal. For...
Everyone Is on the Behavior Team: How ASPCA’s eLearning Platform Broadens and Deepens Behavior Knowledge for Shelter Personnel
At the ASPCA, we use the phrase Everyone Is on the Behavior Team because we strongly believe every interaction between a person and an animal is an opportunity to provide...
Equine Advocacy
Horses suffer when they’re misunderstood, and seen as tools to meet human needs. These sensitive animals are subjected to pain and fear because the humans in their life have not...
The Welfare of Captive Fish
Of all the species we keep as pets, fish are perhaps the least well-understood and least cared about in terms of their behavioral welfare. Recently, however, scientists have been researching...
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