by Tom | Nov 5, 2024 | Blog
This week we have talked a lot about frustrations, today I just wanted to provide some further context about why it can be so prevalent in shelter. If we consider the oxford dictionary description of frustration “The feeling of being upset or annoyed as a result of...
by Tom | Oct 31, 2024 | Simplifying Shelter Research
This week I’m off to The Pet Professional Guild Homeward bound summit, to talk about frustration in shelter dogs, so frustration is going to be SSB theme of the week Questionnaire based Psychometric tools have been developed for assessing behavioural and...
by Tom | Sep 24, 2024 | Simplifying Shelter Research
The suitability of rehoming cats from shelters hinges on their sociality towards humans. Often the Cats socialisation history is unknown and whilst there is a structured and validated assessment, it can take a lot of time. This study looked at piloting a quicker...
by Tom | Sep 21, 2024 | Simplifying Shelter Research
Problem behaviours in cats, such as urine marking, scratching, fear, and problems of cohabitation between cats, can present a potential welfare problem for those affected cats and have a negative impact on the human–animal bond. The aim of this study was to develop a...
by Tom | Apr 24, 2024 | Podcasts
In this episode we cover the difficult but important topic of Wellbeing for animal welfare professionals. Often as caregivers we do a bad job of looking after ourselves, we know there is a growing evidence base for poor mental health in the shelter world, particularly...
