Dogs
This behavioral condition occurs when a dog exhibits distress behaviors like vocalizing or destruction when left alone.
separation anxiety
What does slow blinking in a cat indicate
sign of trust
This microchip helps shelters do this important outcome.
reunite pets with their owners
This distinguishes service animals from emotional support animals: they are trained to perform specific this.
tasks
This pop star has three cats named Meredith Grey, Olivia Benson, and Benjamin Button.
Taylor Swift
smell
This behavioral phenomenon describes a cat becoming overstimulated by petting and suddenly biting or swatting.
petting-induced aggression
This public health strategy focuses on sterilizing, vaccinating, and returning community cats to their original location.
Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR)
This type of service animal is trained to interrupt panic attacks or grounding behaviors.
psychiatric service dog
This marine animal is the only species where the male gives birth to the offspring.
Seahorse
This canine communication signal includes showing the whites of the eyes in a tense situation.
whale eye
What is the behavior for when a cat presses its paws rhythmically on a soft surface?
kneading
This is the most common reason animals are surrendered to shelters in the U.S.
housing issues (moving, landlord restrictions)
This U.S. federal law protects the rights of individuals with disabilities to use service animals in public spaces.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Known as the "OG celebrity dog," this Pug has 19 million followers and has taken photos with stars like Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber.
Doug the pug
This psychological concept explains why dogs salivate when they hear a treat bag open.
classical conditioning
This infectious disease weakens a cat’s immune system and is sometimes compared to HIV in humans.
FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus)
This "standard" indicates a shelter saves at least 90% of the animals that enter its care.
No-Kill
What is one task a service dog may be trained to do
multiple answers
In the movie Air Bud, Buddy famously plays this sport first.
This informal term describes behavioral problems that can occur when two puppies from the same litter are raised together
littermate syndrome
Mother cats carry their newborn kittens by this part of the neck.
The scruff
This term describes the psychological decline animals may experience after prolonged shelter stays due to chronic stress.
kennel stress syndrome or learned helplessness
Guide dogs are "taught" this—the ability to ignore a handler’s command if it would lead them into danger (like a car).
selective disobendience
This mammal’s fingerprints are so nearly identical to human fingerprints that they have occasionally "contaminated" crime scenes in Australia.
Koala