UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine

School of Veterinary Medicine


Companion Animal Behavior Program

WELFARE OF DOGS AND CATS
resources on training, handling and behaviordog with black nose

Welfare Overview
Training
Handling
Behavior Problems
Legislation
Veterinary Care
Identification
Nutrition
Environmental Enrichment
Resources at UCCAA, Organizations, Journals

see also
Resources on Dog Barking


WELFARE OVERVIEW
(click link to initiate search)

PubMed Search
Dog welfare
Cat welfare
Small carnivores in zoos
Agricola Search
Dog welfare
Cat welfare

TRAINING

PubMed
Dog training
Family dog and training
Dog socialization

Scholar.Google Search
Habituation and pet dog welfare

Websites
Pet care education
American Dog Trainers Network
Clickertraining.com

UCD Companion Animal Behavior Program

HANDLING

PsycInfo (copy & paste into search box)


cats and (handling or husbandry)

UCD Behavior Service
Dog and Cat Care Guidelines
Behavior of sick dogs and cats
Indoor Cat Initiative
Identification and registration of companion animals - The Companion Animal Welfare Council, UK

BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS

PubMed
Dog bites and breeds
Dog bites and education
Pet behavior therapy

Agricola
Dog aggression
Dog bites

PsycInfo (copy & paste into search box)

dogs and aggression
dogs and barking
dogs and separation and anxiety
cats and spraying

Websites
UCD Companion Animal Behavior Program

Dog aggression
Dog barking
Dog separation anxiety
Cat spraying

UC Davis Behavior Service

Preventing the out-of-litter-box experience

Avoiding separation anxiety in dogs

When cats show aggression towards people

Understanding the effects of neutering on problem behavior in dogs

LEGISLATION

PubMed
Legislation: Pet dog welfare
Legislation: Pet cat welfare

Agricola
Regulations: Pet welfare

ILAR Journal vol. 43 Supplement 2002:
Regulatory Testing and Animal Welfare

ILAR Journal vol. 37(2) 1995:
Laboratory Animal Care Policies and Regulations

Scholar.Google Search
Dog
Cat

Other Resources
Veterinary government & law resources (netvet)

 

VETERINARY CARE

Resources
Dogs and cats health care and online vet: petplanet.co.uk

Veterinary information for dog owners

Feline veterinary medicine (Cat Fanciers)

IDENTIFICATION

Proceedings of urban animal management conferences in Australia

Report on the identification and registration of companion animals - CAWC

 

NUTRITION

PubMed
Dogs & Cats

Other Resources
Pet care and nutrition: ASPCA
Dog nutrition fact book: IAMS
Cat nutrition fact book: IAMS

ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT

Scholar.Google Search
Dogs
Cats

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, ORGANIZATIONS, JOURNALS

Resources at UC Center for Animal Alternatives

Human-Animal Interactions & Companion Animal Welfare
Comprehensive Search Strategies:
Dogs and Cats
List of organizations regarding animal welfare

ORGANIZATIONS

Professional organizations
American College of Veterinary Behaviorists  ACVB
American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior  AVSAB
American Association of Human-Animal Bond Veterinarians  AAHABV
Animal Behavior Society  ABS
International Society for Applied Ethology  ISAE
Association of Avian Veterinarians AAV
American Association of Feline Practitioners  AAFP

Other organizations
National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors NADOI
Association of Pet Dog Trainers APDT
Animal Behavior Management Alliance ABMA
Cat Fanciers
Humane Society of the United States HSUS
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ASPCA
American Humane Association AHA

JOURNALS

Animal Behaviour
Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Animal Welfare
ILAR Journal
Journals of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Partial support for page development provided by IAMS

 

WEB LIAISON
Mary W. Wood, MLS
Librarian, UCCAA

CONTRIBUTORS
Hsin-Yi Weng, DVM, MPH
Melissa Bain, DVM
Lynette Hart, PhD

4/29/08

UC Davis Center for Companion Animal Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis, Tel 530.752.7295