LINKS TO IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR COMPANION ANIMALS AND THEIR FAMILIES:

DOG TRAINING:

• Doggie Do Good!

THE ANIMAL PLANET PARASITE PAGE:

• Monsters Inside Me: Meet the Parasites!

INFORMATION ON FINDING AND ADOPTING THE RIGHT COMPANION ANIMAL FOR YOU:

• Central Coast SPCA
• Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society
• Santa Maria Valley Humane Society
• Santa Barbara County Animal Shelters
• Santa Maria Animal Shelter

NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS:

• American Veterinary Medical Association
• California Veterinary Medical Association
• Mid-Coast Veterinary Medical Association

ASSISTANCE WITH COMPANION ANIMAL BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS:

• Animal Behavior Society
• American College of Veterinary Behaviorists
• American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior
• Certification Council for Pet Dog Trainers
• National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors

ANIMAL SANCTUARIES:

• Animali Farm
• Best Friends Animal Sanctuary
• Farm Sanctuary
• Animal Acres
• Animal Place

ANIMAL WELFARE INFORMATION:

• American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
• Humane Society of the United States
• Tribe of Heart
• Animal Welfare Institute

LOCAL ANIMAL HEALTH EMERGENCIES:

• PETS Hospital (24 hr. ER/Urgent Care)

GRIEF COUNSELING/PET LOSS SUPPORT:

Pet Loss Support Hotline at UC Davis

800-565-1526

530-752-4200