Christine Heal

In pet rescue, I believe in being kind to both animals and their guardians whether adopting or needing to rehome. I promote cooperative care and trick training for fun and enrichment, in goats to cats to chickens. ~Vancouver Island~

Christine Heal

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I have been involved in pet rescue for over 25 years when I founded Faunadael Pet Rescue. I've fostered and adopted out cats, dogs, small pets, poultry and livestock, both for my own rescue and other rescues and shelters. Most of our foster dogs have been ones who need behavioural help. Even when we're not fostering I still support past adopters, help people rehome their pets, and network with other rescues and shelters.

I've seen a shift from pets needing homes because of overpopulation to pets being surrendered for behaviour challenges, many whose behaviours worsened when their well-intentioned guardians used methods they read about online or were taught by a professional they hired. I love being able to suggest an experienced professional who uses positive reinforcement based methods to help that animal stay in their home!

I believe pet professionals can gain a lot by working together, from sharing knowledge, experiences and resources, to referring clients to another professional when appropriate, to supporting each other to help prevent burnout and compassion fatigue. That's part of the reason I love PACTA's monthly Professional Member Roundtables. In our fields, science matters and kindness counts.

My spouse and I share our farm with a couple of large dogs, two floppy eared goats, a community (feral) cat, an aquarium of friendly guppies and a healthy population of snails...and at times a foster dog waiting for their forever family.

"The clicker is quicker and so much more fun!"

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