Pets Best Insurance and the Animal Behavior Network Partner in 'Race to Save Pets!'

BOISE, Idaho, June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- "In the United States, an excess of 3 million pets are destroyed each year, and most are due to behavioral issues," according to Cal Morgan, Board of Director's President for the Society of Animal Welfare Administrators and President of the Michigan Humane Society. "In fact, behavior is the number one reason for pets being returned, relinquished and destroyed in our animal shelters," he said.

Today, Pets Best Insurance and the Animal Behavior Network, along with their "Positive Pet Parenting Saves Lives(TM)" program, announce a free national education campaign to accelerate efforts to reduce behavior as a leading cause of pet euthanasia.

"Obtaining a new pet is a golden opportunity to give pets and people a successful fresh start. Even people who have enjoyed pets their whole lives may not understand how to raise pets to become happy, well-behaved members of a human family," according to Dr. Rolan Tripp, founder of the Animal Behavior Network. "These online pet behavior courses are offered free for 60 days to educate those who love pets and help save pet lives," he said.

According to Dr. Jack Stephens, president and founder of Pets Best Insurance, "The work of Dr. Rolan and Susan Tripp of the Animal Behavior Network is nothing short of inspirational. Understanding feline and canine behavior is critical to a long lasting and rewarding pet experience," he said. The focus of the Animal Behavior Network is to gather the best and most practical ideas on pet behavior modification and present gentle methods that are easy-to-learn for both pet and person. "We are proud to partner with Dr. Rolan and Susan Tripp as they work to make a positive difference in the lives of pets and people and the way they relate to each other," Stephens said. "These courses are invaluable for pet parents, pet professionals and veterinarians. We have seen that pet lives are absolutely saved when pet parents know how to teach pets at home and don't feel the need to relinquish them to shelters or otherwise dispose of them because of behavioral issues. With the Animal Behavior Network, those broken hearts need not happen."

Lessons arrive conveniently in people's homes with step-by-step guidance for raising puppies, kittens, dogs and cats in ways that help pets adjust to the family and assure a greater level of success for the pet. All lessons include links to a more in-depth understanding of pet behavior issues and solutions in the Animal Behavior Network multi-media online library, to allow pet parents to learn more at their own pace with ongoing review available for lasting results.

The Animal Behavior Network improves relationships between people and pets by providing pet parents, pet professionals, and veterinary teams with education and services that result in kinder and gentler experiences for pets. Rolan Tripp, DVM, and educator wife Susan Tripp, BA, MS, contract with a team of certified Veterinary Behavior Technicians, all members of the Society of Veterinary Behavior Technicians (http://www.SVBT.org) to support all behavior education and services. Please visit the Animal Behavior Network at http://www.animalbehavior.net. Learn more at http://positivepetparenting.org.

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