Feature

Minding Their Manners: Training Shelter Animals
Even when relinquishers at your shelter say their pets are perfectly behaved, "moving"and "allergies"are often code words for "she pees on the carpet"or "he doesn't get along with my other pets."Part 1 of a two-part feature explains why many shelters are placing a high priority on preventive programs and intervention strategies that help build and mend the bonds between pets and their caretakers. The article in this issue also shows how shelters can get started, profiling those that have found inexpensive ways to reduce the stress and improve the behavior of animals in their care.

Departments

The Front Lines: ACO trading cards

How To: How to Bathe a Dog

Reproducible: At What Age Exactly Did We Forget How to Treat Animals?

Perspective: When the Rain Kept Falling
Betsy McFarland, an HSUS employee who assisted in animal relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Floyd, describes the scope of the disaster and the need for more disaster preparedness education