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Shaping a Sustainable Pet Industry – Part One: Mapping the Legislative Landscape
by Niki Tudge Evaluating Current Legislation, Systemic Loopholes, and the Risks of Premature Oversight The pet industry landscape for legislation and tool use is very complicated, with many differing opinions on the approach needed to help shape the industry’s future around science, kindness, and oversight. When we set out to write our first book, Pet Training and Behavior Consulting: A Model for Raising the Bar to Protect Professionals, Pets, and Their People, several years ago, it began as a simple position statement on dog training oversight. But as we dug… Continued
Shaping a Sustainable Pet Industry – Part Two: Laying the Legal Bedrock
by Niki Tudge Consensus, Transparency, and Science-Based Oversight In Part One, we unraveled the complex legislative landscape of today—mapping active state bills, dissecting the systemic flaws of grandfathering and working-dog exemptions, and illustrating why rushing into top-down licensing before establishing a firm foundation threatens to codify the very practices we seek to eliminate. Now, in Part Two, we move to examine reform through the lenses mentioned in Part One: This framework will move our industry toward Lens Four – Formal Legislative Oversight and Licensing. The Pet Service Industry Regulatory Vacuum… Continued
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Shaping a Sustainable Pet Industry – Part Two: Laying the Legal Bedrock
by Niki Tudge Consensus, Transparency, and Science-Based Oversight In Part One, we unraveled the complex legislative landscape of today—mapping active state bills, dissecting the systemic flaws of grandfathering and working-dog exemptions, and illustrating why rushing into top-down licensing before establishing a firm foundation threatens to codify the very practices we seek to eliminate. Now, in Part Two, we move to examine reform through the lenses mentioned in Part One: This framework will move our industry toward Lens Four – Formal Legislative Oversight and Licensing. The Pet Service Industry Regulatory Vacuum… Continued
Shaping a Sustainable Pet Industry – Part One: Mapping the Legislative Landscape
by Niki Tudge Evaluating Current Legislation, Systemic Loopholes, and the Risks of Premature Oversight The pet industry landscape for legislation and tool use is very complicated, with many differing opinions on the approach needed to help shape the industry’s future around science, kindness, and oversight. When we set out to write our first book, Pet Training and Behavior Consulting: A Model for Raising the Bar to Protect Professionals, Pets, and Their People, several years ago, it began as a simple position statement on dog training oversight. But as we dug… Continued
Moving with Multiple Cats: A Case Study
by Misty Hampton Last year, after living in the same house for 13 years, we decided to move across town. I hoped this move would give us a fresh start as well as an opportunity to help our cats get along better. I want to share our story here, so that others who are planning to move can learn from our experiences. (We only moved a short distance, so I will not address long road trips, hotel stays, or air travel in this article.) Planning – Mapping Out Safe Rooms… Continued
Nothing Shocking About Being Kind to Animals!
by Niki Tudge When critics argue against the use of electronic shock collars, proponents often claim the tools are perfectly benign if used “correctly,” yet there is actually nothing surprising about the severe risks they pose. In fact, a collective look across the internet at the manufacturers’ own instruction manuals, safety disclosures, and legal guidelines reveals a laundry list of warnings that openly acknowledge the inherent dangers of these devices. Far from being harmless, the consumer guides and behavioral literature consistently highlight that putting a shock collar on a pet… Continued
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