PetCenterEd

We are a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to raising the level of services and training in an academic and applied setting for pets and pet service providers.

[PetCenterEd @PetCenterEd]

We're new here- come and share our mission to raise the standard of services and training for #pets and pet service providers. We aim to be the first school offering #science based instruction in theory and concepts and applied training -under one roof: https://t.co/YYYRTSO0ms

[Frania Shelley-Grielen, MA, MS @animalsbehaving]

"There’s a reason why businesses that use these practices are called #factoryfarms; they treat animals like widgets, not living beings and confine them in miserably small cages to maximize profits." https://t.co/nlfCjriGSg

[Frania Shelley-Grielen, MA, MS @animalsbehaving]

A new paper out notes allogrooming can maintain social bonds and/or dispel solve conflict. But there's often more to the story. What else would your cats like to add? Individual consults at Bio. #cats #catgrooming #allogrooming #animalbehavior
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[PetCenterEd @PetCenterEd]

Marc Bekoff on Jane Goodall, dogs, agency, ethology, animal behavior science, and force free dog training and why it's resisted. #dogs #balanceddogtraining #dogtraining #animalbehavior https://t.co/SX0E7uXoyZ

[Frania Shelley-Grielen, MA, MS @animalsbehaving]

The right way to pick up a dog? Take a look. Miss Daisy was the best team collaborator ♥️. Want individual consults on handling, behavior or training? Link in Bio or Animal https://t.co/qKZVbnBidS #dogs #animalbehaviorist #doghandling #dogtraining
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[Marc Bekoff @MarcBekoff]

Deep Dive Into Why Being Fluent in “Cat” and “Dog” Is Key

Cat and dog expert Frania Shelley-Grielen uses science and experience as guides for giving them the best lives possible, taking their points of view and using positive training.

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[PetCenterEd @PetCenterEd]

"This suggests that consistent enrichment in connection with feeding may be a possible solution for attention-seeking behaviour in cats, and that object play and food puzzles can be used interchangeably."
#cats #enrichment #play #foodpuzzles
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[Humane World for Animals @humaneworldorg]

Piercing cries. Crammed in cages. Nowhere to escape. This is the reality for thousands of dogs and cats stolen and slaughtered for China’s annual Yulin “festival.”

Use your voice to HELP! Urge China to end this cruelty NOW: https://t.co/7SFpJQMljZ

[Crystal Heath DVM @drcrystalheath]

“Demonizing lab workers will not liberate animals.”

Madeline Krasno was an animal caretaker at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Harlow Primate Laboratory from 2011 to 2013, which resulted in a PTSD diagnosis and moral injury.

Today, she is the Executive Director of Justify, a 501c3 building a worker-led movement that supports animal lab workers, amplifies their voices, and accelerates the transition toward science without animal or human suffering.

At the @theavasummit, Madeline talks about animals the public rarely sees as individuals: mice, rats, fish, frogs, and monkeys bred into systems most people will never witness firsthand.

The system reduces them to numbers, protocols, models, and cage cards. But many of the people who care for them do see them as individuals. They know their personalities, they give them names, and grieve when they are gone.

Their stories restore individuality to animals hidden inside institutional systems. Their stories also have the power to shift public understanding, reduce isolation for other lab workers experiencing moral injury, and make animal research harder to justify.

Madeline also reminds us that shame does not encourage honesty. Demonization does not inspire change. Both promote silence. And silence protects systems.

We need space for the people closest to the suffering to tell the truth, process what they have seen, and become part of the movement for animal-free, human-relevant science.

#animalresearch #vetmed #onehealth #3rs #avasummit #ava2026

[Frania Shelley-Grielen, MA, MS @animalsbehaving]

"Many species — including coyotes, moose and wild turkeys — covered less area when more people were present, suggesting that humans were shrinking their living space."
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[PetCenterEd @PetCenterEd]

Esteemed ethologist, Marc Bekoff talks with Frania Shelley-Grielen about keeping the "forever" in forever homes for #cats and #dogs

[Frania Shelley-Grielen, MA, MS @animalsbehaving]

https://t.co/ba698MGpKD #cats #dogs #catsanddogs #pets #foreverhomes #animalbehavior #dogtraining

[PetCenterEd @PetCenterEd]

""We know that the boarding itself was a risk factor," said lead author Jane Sykes. "It might have been rodent problems in those facilities, or it might have just been really overcrowded facilities with lots of #dogs in close contact with one another."
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[PetCenterEd @PetCenterEd]

"These results highlight the communicative challenges posed by extreme breeding and indicate that humans face greater difficulty in interpreting the faces of short-nosed dogs." #dogs #brachycephalic
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[Foxie 🦊 @FoxieKT]

I’m only posting this because it seems a lot of people don’t know this: If you have cats PLEASE do not bring lilies into your home.

I was sent a bouquet for Mother’s Day, and I didn’t notice there were lilies in it until I started trimming up the flowers to put into a vase. The kitties were playing in the box they came in, so I rushed them to the emergency vet because I know lilies are fatally toxic to cats. Even a few specks of pollen is enough to send them into aggressive kidney failure. I wish I was being dramatic, but it really is that bad.

Fortunately their bloodwork came back normal and I was able to bring my girls back home.

Make sure you do your research before sending a pet owner flowers or plants! The gesture is so kind and appreciated, but make sure you’re not sending something that could harm their animals!

[Frania Shelley-Grielen, MA, MS @animalsbehaving]

Check out Frania Shelley-Grielen's video! #cats #topfivehorrormovies #catlife https://t.co/Wt9DggxWyN

[PetCenterEd @PetCenterEd]

Dog training? Use your words. #dogs #dogtraining

[Frania Shelley-Grielen, MA, MS @animalsbehaving]

Check out DunbarAcademy's video! #dogs #dogtraining #esl #iandunbar https://t.co/K5uLRWAzvr

[Congressman Nick Langworthy @RepLangworthy]

I am fighting to end taxpayer-funded breeding and experimentation on dogs and cats. Full stop. No animal should suffer cruel, invasive testing, let alone at the expense of taxpayers. It’s time to maximize technology for a humane, science based alternative https://t.co/RIX0fC9bBE

[Frania Shelley-Grielen, MA, MS @animalsbehaving]

Cat grooming, it's a lot of work 😻 #catsofinstagram #cats #catbehavior #catgrooming #animalbehaviorist
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[Humane World for Animals News @humaneworldnews]

Iowa has officially become the 50th U.S state to make extreme animal cruelty a felony offense. The new law brings all 50 states in line in recognizing animal violence as a serious crime and public safety issue.

“This common-sense reform strengthens public safety by addressing a well-documented link between animal abuse, domestic violence and child abuse,” says @humaneworldorg.

Read More: https://t.co/YzdkevjKav

[eric h @erich40758889]

@DogSuperFood Cesar Millan isn’t using modern, evidence‑based dog‑training methods. His approach is built on old “dominance/pack leader” ideas that have been debunked by veterinary behaviorists for years.

Science‑based training focuseson learning theory, positive reinforcement, not alpharolls

[Philip Lymbery @philip_ciwf]

We must not repeat mistakes of the past and bring yet more species into degrading farm practices
Compassion, respect and kinship should be at the forefront of how we treat fellow creatures with whom we share this beautiful planet
No octopus nor any sentient creature, should ever be #factoryfarmed

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