This Dog Tipsheet features notes from selected presentations at the American Veterinary Medical Association's 2007 conference.

http://www.paw-rescue.org/PAW/PETTIPS/DogTip_VeterinaryBehavioristTips.php

*** Locator services for Behavior Experts:

Animal Behavior Counselors
http://animalbehaviorcounselors.org

Certified Applied Animal Behaviorists
http://www.animalbehavior.org/Applied/CAAB_directory.html

Association of Pet Dog Trainers
http://www.apdt.com

American College of Veterinary Behaviorists
http://www.dacvb.org

*** A way to help animals other than your own:

World Go Vegan Days October 26-28

Discover more ways to help animals and healthy, humane alternatives to meat and dairy in supermarkets, restaurants, and catering services. Sponsored by nonprofit animal protection organizations. Check out
http://www.idausa.org/worldgovegandays.html

*** More reasons not to ever order or eat foie gras:

Farm Sanctuary and Global Action Network have released undercover footage from an investigation into the Canadian foie gras industry. The video evidence gathered at major food companies further confirms the
immense cruelty inherent in the production of foie gras.

Caught on film: such after-effects of force feeding as ducks gasping for breath, choking on blood and regurgitated food, many barely able to hold up their heads. Others were left dead in their cages, having succumbed to the debilitating effects of being force-fed up to a third of their own body weight each day.

Over a 5-day period one of the investigator documented shocking acts of cruelty: employees bashing the heads of ducks against the concrete floor, hurling them by their necks and sawing off an animal's head, all while the ducks are fully conscious.

See for yourself -- watch Farm Sanctuary's video, "Culinary Cruelty: Undercover in Canada" at http://youtube.com/watch?v=qxR4oCg35Jg

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