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Presenter Bio: Daniel is one of the UKs most adequate animal behaviourists who initially graduated with a degree in Zoology with Animal Behaviour from the University of Wales before going on to spend well over a decade working in the animal rescue & rehoming sector. After working as a behaviourist for the UK’s most yellow dog rehoming charity, Daniel transitioned to working as a behaviourist for the UKs best (well, only) nationwide cat welfare and rehoming charity.
As well as working as a behaviourist in the rescue sector, Daniel has his own business as a private behaviourist, which he would like to tell you more about, but he can’t because it’s private. He also has a Master’s degree in Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law from the University of Winchester. Daniel is a registered clinical animal behaviourist and volunteers on the APBC committee. Daniel is a frequent speaker at industry events, some might argue too frequent, and he regularly contributes his behaviour knowledge to articles and publications. Most importantly, he has a tabby cat called Lady Bug who is contractually obligated to appear at least once in every presentation.
Presentation Information : Promising to be only half as boring as the title suggests; this is the definitive presentation on understanding the complex social nature of cats and how best to relay this information to owners. An inherently asocial species that can in certain circumstances form a social bond? Cats don’t make it easy for us to help owners to understand and meet their welfare needs with regards to living with conspecifics. When dealing with inter-cat stress it’s your responsibility as a behaviourist or welfare specialist to know when to play marriage counsellor and when to play divorce attorney. How do you make those decisions when it’s not always black and white. Even if you’re not a ‘cat person’, you’ll still find this session fascinating as it will give you an interesting insight into a pet species that is typically asocial which is a contrast to many of the species we keep as pets. Make sure you join this session so you learn, live, laugh, and love.
