Resources

Animal Communicators

For a list of all communicators in Animal Voices and/or Awakening to Animal Voices click here: Link to Communicators

You can also follow a link on that page to other communicators and related sites.

Animal Communication Internet Groups

Some Internet sites sponsor free groups, forums, and newsletters that provide informational e-mail or allow you to interact with others who have similar interests. For example, go to Yahoo and type in your area of interest (such as “canine search and rescue” or “animal communication”). Joining an Internet group can be an invaluable resource to learn more, share information, and exchange stories with others.

Many communicators also offer newsletters. Some are available by a paid subscription while others (mostly online newsletters) are free. Check out some of the Animal Communicator links to see what's available and what might interest you: Link to Communicators

Animal Communication Books
For a list of animal communication books and more: Book Recommendations

Alaskan Animal References

To learn more about the Musk Ox Farm in Palmer, Alaska, see www.muskoxfarm.org.

For more on the Iditarod Sled Dog Race, see www.iditarod.com.

Animal Healing
For books on holistic healing and other specific healing modalities: Book Recommendations

Flower Essences: There are many excellent flower essences you can use with your animals (and many practitioners suggest that you take the essences as well as your animal). To learn more, check out the following sites:

Alaskan Flower Essences (See Steve Johnson's book, The Essence of Healing, for information on healing and using flower essences with animals.)

Anaflora Flower Essences

Bach Centre or Bach Flower Remedies

Flower Essences Society

Green Hope Essences (See their Animal Wellness collection.)

Holistic Healing : American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association. Includes nationwide referral list; find a holistic Vet in your area!

See also Dr. Stephen Blake, The Pet Whisperer, for information on natural foods, essential oils, supplements and other aspects of wellness. Additionally, see Dr. Blake's newsletters for some great stories and insights about animals (and ourselves) from this Homeopathic Vet & Veterinary Acupuncturist.

Healing Touch : Healing Touch for Animals This site offers workshops that teach different forms of energy therapy and energy medicine to assist animals with their health and well-being, and build deeper connections between animals and humans.

Massage : Animal Massage and Therapies. Includes information on many holistic therapies for animals.

Reiki : Animal Reiki Center

Tellington TTouch : See Linda Tellington-Jones website for more.

Therapeutic Touch: See this British Columbia website for articles on Therapeutic Touch with animals.

Trager : Trager International

Hospice and Death
For books on deepening with animals through death: Book Recommendations
To learn about animal hospice see Rita Reynold's site, Blessing the Bridge.
The Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement ~ A non profit organization with a very well organized site offering free services for anyone bereaving a beloved animal friend.

Pet Loss Grief Support ~ Includes support, advice, the Rainbow Bridge story, and a candle lighting ceremony in memory of pets, held every Monday across the world. As noted on the site, "It is a very healing ritual with no adherence to any religion or creed, just a simple lighting of candles to bring us all together."

Pet-Loss Links ~ This site has a long list of links to various resources as well as many articles on losing a beloved animal friend.

Pet-Loss Support Page ~ Includes a forum, chat room and links to resources. Between this site and listed those above, you will find many links to additional sites that can help in a time of loss.

Animal Teachers, Spirits, Guides, and Totems

For books on this subject: Book Recommendations

For an excellent on-line guide to learning more about animal teachings, visit Shamanism—Working with Animal Spirits.

For a unique Shamanic approach that integrates dreaming, animal guidance and messages, see Scott Alexander King's Animal Dreaming site. There are numerous articles about animal totems and animals teachers here, as well as interpretations of the symbolic and spiritual language of the Australian animals.

Animal Adoption and Rescue

Save a Pet (Toll-free 1-800-Save-A-Pet). A free service that allows you to search for animals up for adoption in your area. Also includes spay & neuter information as well as volunteer opportunities.

Pets 911(Toll-free 1-888-PETS-911). This group also has information on spay/neutering, animal behavioral issues, pet welfare organizations and emergency animal care.

Pet Finder . Includes articles and a good resource library, list of shelters and rescue groups, messages boards and classified ad department for lost, found and adoptable animals.

Lost Animals

This is a tricky area for most animal communicators since a lost animal may be constantly moving and, thus, the information on where to find the animal can be constantly changing. Some excellent information on finding Lost Animals can be found at Kat Berard's site. Kat offers some excellent suggestions and many different ideas that may help you if your animal decides to go off on an adventure of his or her own.

Also, communicator and friend Morgine Jurdan has put together a very extensive list of folks who work specifically in helping people to find lost animals. Some of those listed are professional communicators, while others use a variety of means (such as dowsing) to locate lost animals. Click here to view the list and contact information at Morgine's site, or here to stay on this site. Thanks to Morgine for putting together this very helpful resource!

Spay and Neuter Groups

To find a low-cost spay/neuter program near you, visit SPAY USA or call toll-free 1-800-248-SPAY.

Also, see Pets 911, as listed in Animal Adoption, above.

Shelters and Sanctuaries

Best Friends Animal Sanctuary ~ www.bestfriends.org. This excellent site of the nation’s largest animal sanctuary offers a wealth of information on everything from animal-related careers to starting your own no-kill center.

Wildlife WayStation ~ www.wildlifewaystation.org. Rescues, rehabilitates, and provides sanctuary to wild and exotic animals from around the world; educational and volunteer opportunities.

The Elephant Sanctuary ~ www.elephants.com. Natural habitat refuge for old, sick, and endangered elephants; also offers education, online newsletter, internship programs, and volunteer opportunities.

Jungle Friends ~ www.junglefriends.org. Refuge for abused, neglected, and unwanted primates; outreach and volunteer programs offer opportunities to learn while caring for monkeys.

Angels Gate ~ www.angelsgate.org. Residential hospice and animal rehabilitation sanctuary.

Oasis de los Gatos ~ www.oasisdelosgatos.org. A non profit organization that maintains a sanctuary for feral cats, and provides information to educate humans about feral cats.

Specialty Groups

There are many excellent groups that focus on specific species in promoting mutually beneficial ways of living for humans and animals alike. A few examples:

Alley Cat Allies ~ www.alleycat.org. National group promoting nonlethal control for feral and stray cats.

Bat Conservation International ~ www.batcon.org. Devoted to conservation, education, and the finding of win/win solutions for both people and bats.

The Goldfish Sanctuary ~ www.petlibrary.com/goldfish. Dedicated to the universal well-being of goldfish everywhere.

Search and Rescue
National Association for Search and Rescue ~ www.nasar.org

Therapy and Service Animals

Delta Society ~ www.deltasociety.org. An excellent resource to learn more about service and therapy animals, including career opportunities.

North American Riding for the Handicapped Association ~ www.narha.org. National group promotes the benefits of the horse for individuals with physical, emotional, and learning disabilities.

Assistance Dogs International ~ www.adionline.org. Training standards for service dogs and dog partners, with links to groups all over the country that train assistance dogs, many from shelters.

Loving Paws Assistance Dogs ~ www.lovingpaws.com. Trains service/social dogs to assist physically disabled children; promotes children and dogs working together to achieve greater independence. Volunteer and puppy-raising positions available.

Dogs for the Deaf ~ www.dogsforthedeaf.org. Rescues dogs from shelters, trains and places them with deaf individuals. Volunteer opportunities for foster friends, puppy raisers, and telephone interviewers.

Guide Dogs for the Blind ~ www.guidedogs.com. Provides free guide dogs and training to the visually impaired. Volunteer opportunities, along with information on how to become a guide dog instructor.

Training

Association of Pet Dog Trainers ~ www.apdt.com. Articles and list of trainers who use positive-based training methods.

Flying Dog Press ~ www.flyingdogpress.com This site includes many articles by Suzanne Clothier (author of Bones Would Rain from the Sky: Deepening Our Relationships with Dogs) on training and working in partnership with dogs.

To learn how to become an exotic animal trainer and work with your animals in partnership, see trainer and teacher Kayce Cover’s SynAlia Training ~ www.synalia.com.

Wildlife Rehabilitation

National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association ~ www.nwrawildlife.org.

Lindsay Wildlife Museum ~ http://www.wildlife-museum.org/. This wildlife rehabilitation and educational center in California "connects people with wildlife" to inspire respect for wild animals and their habitats and to help people take action to protect and preserve nature.

Wildlife Conservation and Habitat Protection

The Jane Goodall Institute ~ www.janegoodall.org. Wildlife conservation, research, and education programs to benefit people, animals, and the environment, including Roots & Shoots, especially designed for young people of the world.

The Natural Resources Defense Council ~ www.nrdc.org. Environmental action organization using law, science, and member support to protect wildlife and “ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things.”