L. Bennett, DVM, MS, DACVB Clinical Assistant Professor of Veterinary Behavior College of Veterinary Medicine North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, USA
Jeannine Berger, DVM, DACVB, DACAW, CAWA Senior VP Rescue and Welfare San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) San Francisco, CA, USA
Kelley Bollen, MS, CABC Principal Consultant Kelley Bollen Consulting, LLC Reno, NV, USA
Janis Bradley, MA Director of Communications & Publications National Canine Research Council Stanford, CA, USA
Christine Calder, DVM, DACVB Clinical Veterinary Behaviorist Calder Veterinary Behavior Services Portland, OR, USA
Victoria A. Cussen, PhD, CAAB Senior Director, Applied Behavior Research Behavioral Sciences Team ASPCA® Seattle, WA, USA
Brian A. DiGangi, DVM, MS, DABVP (Canine & Feline Practice, Shelter Medicine Practice) Senior Director, Shelter Medicine Shelter & Veterinary Services ASPCA® Gainesville, FL, USA
Nicole R. Dorey, PhD, CAAB Senior Lecturer Department of Psychology University of Florida Gainesville, FL, USA
Seana Dowling‐Guyer, MS Associate Director, Center for Shelter Dogs Tufts Center for Animals and Public Policy Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University North Grafton, MA, USA
Erin Doyle, DVM, DABVP (Shelter Medicine Practice) Senior Director, Shelter Medicine & Residency Programs Shelter & Veterinary Services ASPCA® Needham, MA, USA
Jacklyn J. Ellis, MRes, PhD, CAAB Director, Behaviour Toronto Humane Society Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Erica Feuerbacher, PhD, CAAB, CPDT‐KA, BCBA‐D Associate Professor, Applied Animal Behavior & Welfare Department of Animal and Poultry Science Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA, USA
Elise Gingrich, DVM, MPH, MS, DACVPM, DABVP (Shelter Medicine Practice) Senior Director, Shelter Medicine Shelter & Veterinary Services ASPCA® Fort Collins, CO, USA
Brenda Griffin, DVM, MS, DACVIM, DABVP (Shelter Medicine Practice) Adjunct Associate Professor College of Veterinary Medicine University of Florida Gainesville, FL, USA
Lisa Gunter, PhD, CBCC‐KA Maddie’s Fund Research Fellow Department of Psychology Arizona State University Tempe, AZ, USA
Julie Hecht, MSc PhD Candidate Department of Psychology The Graduate Center, CUNY NY, USA
Alexandra Horowitz, PhD Senior Research Fellow Adjunct Associate Professor Department of Psychology Barnard College NY, USA
Stephanie Janeczko, DVM, MS, DABVP (Canine & Feline Practice, Shelter Medicine Practice), CAWA Vice President, Shelter Medicine Services Shelter & Veterinary Services ASPCA® NY, USA
Colleen S. Koch, DVM, DACVB Veterinary Behavior Consultant Lincoln Land Animal Clinic, LTD, Animal Behavior Service Jacksonville, IL, USA
Amy Learn, VMD Chief of Clinical Behavioral Medicine Animal Behavior Wellness Center Richmond, VA, USA
Sue McDonnell, MA, PhD, CAAB Adjunct Professor of Reproductive Behavior Head, Equine Behavior Program University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine Kennett Square, PN, USA
Trish McMillan, MSc, CPDT‐KA, CDBC Owner McMillan Animal Behavior, LLC Mars Hill, NC, USA
Lindsay R. Mehrkam, PhD, BCBA‐D Assistant Professor Department of Psychology Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ, USA
Katherine Miller, PhD, CAAB Senior Director, Learning Lab Policy, Response & Engagement ASPCA® Weaverville, NC, USA
Lila Miller, BS, DVM Retired Vice President ASPCA® NY, USA
Gary J. Patronek, VMD, PhD Adjunct Professor Tufts Center for Animals and Public Policy Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University North Grafton, MA, USA
Alexandra Protopopova, PhD Assistant Professor, NSERC/BC SPCA Industrial Research Chair in Animal Welfare Animal Welfare Program The University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada
Tristan Rehner‐Fleurant, MS, CPDT‐KA, CBCC‐KA Senior Director, Behavior Rehabilitation Policy, Response & Engagement ASPCA® Weaverville, NC, USA
Pamela J. Reid, PhD, CAAB Vice President Behavioral Sciences Team ASPCA® Hendersonville, NC, USA
Bridget Schoville, MS Senior Director, Shelter Behavior Science Behavioral Sciences Team ASPCA® Madison, WI, USA
Leslie Sinn, DVM, DACVB, CPDT‐KA Veterinary Behavior Clinician and Consultant Behavior Solutions, LLC Ashburn, VA, USA
Margaret R. Slater, DVM, PhD Senior Director, Research Strategy & Research ASPCA® Northampton, MA, USA
Kristina Spaulding, PhD, CAAB Educator, Behaviour Consultant, and Owner Smart Dog Training and Behavior, LLC Saratoga Springs, NY, USA
Wailani Sung, MS, PhD, DVM, DACVB Director of Behavior and Welfare Programs San Francisco SPCA San Francisco, CA, USA
Valarie V. Tynes, DVM, DACVB, DACAW Veterinary Services Specialist Ceva Animal Health Lenexa, KS, USA Premier Veterinary Behavior Consulting Sweetwater, TX, USA
Karen S. Walsh, CAWA, LVMT, CFE Senior Director, Animal Relocation Shelter & Veterinary Services ASPCA® Dunlap, TN, USA
Katie Watts, MAT Former Senior Feline Behavior Counselor ASPCA® Adoption Center NY, USA Stephen Zawistowski, PhD, CAAB Emeritus Adjunct Professor Hunter College Chelsea, MI, USA
Foreword
The field of applied shelter animal welfare is undergoing rapid change, and it is an exciting time to witness the progress. Since we edited the first edition of Animal Behavior for Shelter Veterinarians and Staff, several developments drove rapid advancement in the field. In 2015, the first shelter medicine veterinary specialists were certified while we were writing the first edition. Once published, that textbook became required reading for their certification program. Those specialists, along with other scientists, have greatly expanded the literature on applied behavioral health of dogs and cats since then. Additionally, shelters are changing. The number of dogs and cats entering shelters continues to decline, and dogs and cats receiving behavioral interventions have increased. This is likely due to a shift in the population of animals coming into shelters, an increase in available resources (kennel space, staff, etc.) to support that population, as well as what you will see in this textbook: a growing sophistication of programs and processes to support the behavioral health of the shelter population.
The editors in this edition bring incredible depth and expertise to this book. All four editors have decades of experience working in animal welfare. Dr. Brian DiGangi is the Senior Director of Shelter Medicine at the ASPCA. Being dual board certified in Canine and Feline Practice and Shelter Medicine Practice
