Articles for tag: Animal Enrichment, animal welfare, Humane Treatment, Science Of Comfort, Shelter Animals

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The Science of Comfort: How Enrichment Improves Shelter Animal Welfare

Suhail Ahmed

Walk into a busy shelter at feeding time and you’ll feel it: the electric buzz of barking, the tail swishes, the bright eyes scanning for something to do. The problem is simple and brutal – animals arrive stressed, confused, and often under-stimulated, and stress slows recovery and adoption. The solution sounds deceptively small: enrichment, the ...