Details at: www.learningaboutanimals.co.uk

What makes cats tick? Feline behaviour exposed
Saturday 11th November 2006

Venue: New Haw Community Centre, Surrey (just off Junction 11 of the M25).
Time: 9.45am-1.30pm

Cats are now officially the UK’s number one pet choice. Multi-cat households abound, yet rescue centres are filled to bursting with unwanted felines, many relinquished because of problems relating to their behaviour - why?

What is it about our expectations and management of cats that leads to such difficulties as aggression and house soiling? And what role does the domestic cat’s natural behaviour play in the development of such problems? Even more importantly, what can we as professionals and owners do to prevent or overcome the commonest causes of problem behaviour?

These are the topics that Francesca Riccomini, an experienced veterinary behaviourist, who writes for a number of feline publications, will explore in a morning devoted to Felix and his friends.

The morning will be fascinating for pet owners, trainers, fellow animal behaviourists, people involved with rescue centres, veterinary personnel and anyone with an interest in animal behaviour.

Tickets £12.00 only available in advance. £8 if you volunteer or work for an animal-related charity. Please give details of your connection to a charity to qualify for this reduced ticket price.

Please send a cheque payable to ‘Learning About Animals’ to Suzanne Rogers, Learning About Animals, 14 Alexandra Road, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 2PE. Please enclose your contact details (e-mail ideally to save trees) so I can send confirmation and directions.

Tickets for this are going fast and only have 10 left before I hit the maximum capacity for the room.

So let me know if you would like to come (I had some tentative replies from you guys but not solid ones) as it would be great to see some of you again/meet more of you and I'd hate you to miss out if you had intended to come..