Better Animal Handling
Humans have domesticated and handled animals for 14,000 years. Modern times have brought urbanization and technology which have caused a drastic decline in human-animal interactions. As a result, the knowledge of how to properly handle, restrain, and house animals is in decline. In Better Animal Handling, C.B. Chastain, veterinarian and professor emeritus, describes effective, humane animal handling with emphasis on safety measures to prevent injury and the transmission of zoonotic diseases.
Episodes
Dr. C.B. Chastain with support from his over-achiever cattle dog, Abby, explains the sequence of domesticating different species of animals, the decline in the knowledge of proper animal handling, and the types of animal handlers.
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
This week Dr. C.B. Chastain and Abby describe:
- Handler affection for animals
- Proper animal handler attitude
- The power of patience
- The use of voice, touch, and body language
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
Dr. Chastain and Abby describe the animal handling importance of:
- Safety first
- Distraction versus pain for restraint
- Animals' respect for handlers
- Appropriate attire for handling animals
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
Topics for this week's episode by Dr. Chastain and Abby are:
- Handling Considerations
- Pre-handling
- Pre-restraint
- Effects on animals
- Surroundings and conditions
- Personnel
- Duration
- Risks of Injury
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
This week Dr. Chastain and Abby explain:
- What are zoonoses?
- How to prevent transmission of zoonoses
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
In this episode, your hosts will explain:
- Disease transmission among animals by handlers
- Ethics of animal handling
- Legal concerns
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
This week's topics are:
- How better animal handling makes one a better person
- Chemical restraint
- Five steps to becoming an animal handler
- Ten keys to how to better handle animals
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
In this week's episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby explain:
- Prey and predator behavior
- Social dominance
- Causes of irreparable handling resistance
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby cover:
- Critical socialization periods with humans
- Flight zones and points of balance to move animals
- The sense of smell and behavior
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby explain the relationship between animal behavior and:
- Hearing
- Touch
- Body heat
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
Dr. Chastain and Abby talk about how vision differs among animals and the effects on their behavior. Topics include:
- Field of vision
- Pupil shape
- Depth perception
- Acuity
- Color differentiation
- Night vision
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
This week's episode is about forms of aggression, including:
- Maternal
- Pain-related
- Predatory
- Territorial and possessive
- Fear-induced
- Intermate
- Dominance
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby explain:
- Species differences in aggressiveness and avoidance
- Training methods for animals
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby discuss:
- Psychological health and stereotypic behavior
- Nutraceuticals for behavior modification
- Animal behavior specialists
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
This episode with Dr. Chastain and Abby deals with:
- Small animal containment general requirements
- Confinement and behavior
- Ethics and liabilities of animal containments
- Recovering escaped small animals
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby describe and explain dog containments, including:
- Dog cages
- Crates
- Runs
- Houses
- Fences
- Tethering
- Entering and exiting dog enclosures
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
This week, Dr. Chastain and Abby cover:
- Cat cages and catteries
- Cat crates
- Cat fences and exercise tunnels
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
This week, Abby and Dr. Chastain discuss the topics of:
- General containment requirements of small mammals
- Basic containment needs for rodents
- Containments for rats and mice
- Containments for Guinea pigs
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby describe the behaviors and physical needs of various small mammals for different containments.
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
In this episode, Dr. Chastain and Abby describe the essential requirements for:
- Pet rabbit containments
- European ferret containments
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
Link to show notes: BetterAnimalHandling.com
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