Chat & Chuckle: An Examination of Research Ethics and Individual Methodology with Dr. @zazietodd.bsky.social and Dr. Eduardo Fernandez
⏰December 16, 2025/6:00 pm - 7:00 pm (ET)
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Behavior Teams Working Together
🎉We are pleased to announce the launch of the first Behavior Team, and their website is now live!
The first team to launch is based in the UK, Lincolnshire's Behavior Team, headed by Tasha Attwood. View the page here:
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“The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official, Dr. Peter Marks, abruptly resigned Friday, saying in a searing letter that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s aggressive stance on vaccines was irresponsible and posed a danger to the public.”
We have lost a legend. Yesterday morning, I received the devastating news that Kanzi, the world’s most famous bonobo, died unexpectedly the day before, in the company of his bonobo family at Ape Initiative, in Des Moines, Iowa. Born in 1980, Kanzi lived a long and full life but his passing nonetheless comes as a shock to us all, because he displayed such vitality all the way through. Kanzi could always get excited to play chase, to participate in problem-solving games, or to receive one of his favorite treats. He had the remarkable ability to precisely communicate his desires to his human caregivers, through both proficient pointing and the use of a lexigram board containing dozens of familiar symbols he had learned throughout his life. You could ask Kanzi in spoken English, “What do you want, Kanzi?” and he would point to the lexigram symbol for one of his favorite foods, like celery or grapes, or one of his favorite games, like chase or tickle. Kanzi’s eagerness to engage with his caregivers and his enthusiasm for treats made him the shining pupil and research participant that he was. His mother, Matata, was the initial subject of a research program aiming to determine if apes could learn language, but infant Kanzi quickly emerged as the star: while Matata struggled to learn her first symbols, the researchers realized that little Kanzi, clinging to his mother’s belly during these sessions, had been soaking up the knowledge all along. Kanzi ultimately learned several hundred symbols, showed some ability to respond to numerous verbal prompts, and used pointing much more adeptly than any other captive ape I have ever met. I have had the tremendous privilege of knowing Kanzi since 2021 and working with him on a half-dozen research projects. Although I had worked with apes since 2008, including dozens of other bonobos by the time I met Kanzi, I was struck by him. He upended my understanding of what bonobo-human communication could be like, of how bonobos could be. As …
We have lost a legend. Yesterday morning, I received the devastating news that Kanzi, the world’s most famous bonobo, died unexpectedly the day before, in the company of his bonobo family at Ape Initiative, in Des Moines, Iowa.
I've written here about this tremendous loss. We will miss him dearly.
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All About Puppies & Kittens: Your Two-Day Virtual Event!
⏰May 24 and 25, 2025
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Join us for a live two-day virtual event with Dr. Daniel Mills headlining a group of canine and feline experts, presenting 16 sessions
An anti-Trump podcast outpaced The Joe Rogan Experience by a large number of downloads and views over the past month, according to podcast ranker Podscribe.
The MeidasTouch Podcast grew its reach by 101 percent in the past month.
You all know where to go and what to download. Let's support them
🐶All About Puppies & Kittens!🐱
Your Two-Day Virtual Event- May 24 and 25, 2025
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Pet Professional Accreditation Board:
Professionalizing the Pet Training Industry by Encouraging Trainers and Behavior Consultants to Demonstrate Competency
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#AlwaysBeKind
Check out the latest episode of the PPG Podcast! Niki Tudge chats and chuckles with Veronica Sanchez of Cooperative Paws Service Dog Education about the Service Dog Certificate program.
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All About Puppies & Kittens 2-Day #Virtual Event
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Do you want to reach more clients and make a bigger impact?
'Face Your Fears and Achieve Any Goal' - with Lee Roebeck
Day: February 13, 2025 ⏰Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET
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*Free* PPG Members-Only Event!
Shelter & Rescue Division Membership Meetup
Topic: Learn About Cats on The Pet Rescue Resource
Hosts: Maria Karunungan & Holden Svirsky
Day: February 21 ⏰Time: 12:00-1:00 PM ET
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(Only PPG members can register for this event.)
So after promising to focus on safety, they’ve gotten right down to work… on gender terminology?
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➡️Your Two-Day Virtual Event- May 24 and 25, 2025
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➡️Two Tracks – 16 Sessions – 14 Presenters
Off to spend a few days doing my favorite thing.
Miami here we come ..... run, run run.
🐶All About Puppies & Kittens!🐱
Your Two-Day Virtual Event- May 24 and 25, 2025
➡️Learn About Preventing Problematic Behavior from the Onset
Two Tracks – 16 Sessions – 14 Presenters
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If you see clients struggling with mechanical skills in your training programs after week one, check out this.
Mmm not sure about size appropriate
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This feels like a big part of why it can often feel so quite here.
How can I keep my cat happy? Nice post from veterinarian @drquain.bsky.social theconversation.com/how-can-i-ke...
Post by Charlotte Clymer: Every transphobic argument can basically be boiled down to: "I actually don't know the science at all or have a good argument here, but trans people challenge my long held view of the world and it's very uncomfortable and everyone should be expected to move around my discomfort."
This…this is it. In a nutshell, yes.
Do you think they care to follow legal procedures
The words “Info Wars” where the O is in the shape of an onion.
The Onion has bought a bankrupt Infowars with help from the Sandy Hook families. Please let this be the new logo: