Our Mission and Policies
Our Mission
As a member of the pet care profession, Green Acres Kennel Shop recognizes that our first duty is to respect the animals in our care, the people we serve, and our colleagues. Therefore, we continually seek to establish the highest ethical standards for our team members as outlined in the Guiding Principles & Non-Negotiables [adopted from the Pet Professional Guild] as noted below.
Our Guiding Principles & Non-Negotiables (Ethics)
To be in any way affiliated with Green Acres Kennel Shop, all team members must adhere to a strict code of conduct. Team members understand Force-Free to mean: No shock, No pain, No choke, No fear, No physical force, No compulsion-based methods are ever employed to train or care for a pet.
Definition of Force
- Any definition can never be so expansive and explicit that every possible situation is addressed. This is seen everywhere in life and, most obviously, in the US legal system. Courts often cannot agree on a single interpretation of what terms and definitions mean, including physical force.
- Recognizing this, we understand that in our Guiding Principles and as a general framework, physical force means “any intentional physical act against a pet that causes psychological or physical pain, harm or damage to the pet.”
Copyright and Use Policy
Unless otherwise noted, all content on these websites (www.greenacreskennel.com, www.bachflowersforpets.com, www.woofmeowshow.com) and on this blog (www.greenacreskennel.com/blog) (www.words-woofs-meows.com) are owned by Donald J. Hanson, Bangor, ME
What do you need to do to share this content?
You may, without prior permission, do any of the following:
- Link to my websites and blogs (greenacreskennel.com, www.bachflowersforpets.com, www.woofmeowshow.com) www.greenacreskennel.com/blog) or any specific page, article or post on the sites.
- Copy and share no more than 200 words onto any other site provided you link back to the original post and credit me as the author as indicated here: “Author: Don Hanson, greenacreskennel.com” I do not allow the re-posting of my materials in their entirety, but instead ask that you link back to the original post. Google penalizes websites for publishing non-original or duplicate content. If my entire article/post is on my site and your site, we may both be penalized by Google.
- Print any of my articles or posts, and photocopy, without alteration, up to 50 copies for non-commercial use and internal distribution within your own company or organization provided you include this copyright notice: “©2015, Donald J. Hanson, ACCBC, BFRAP, CDBC, CPDT-KA, All Rights Reserved. Originally published at greenacreskennel.com / words-woofs-meows.com“.
- Print any of my articles or posts in any non-profit publications (e.g., company newsletter, shelter newsletter, etc.) provided you include this copyright notice: “©2015, Donald J. Hanson, ACCBC, BFRAP, CDBC, CPDT-KA, All Rights Reserved. Originally published at greenacreskennel.com / www.greenacreskennel.com/blog“
Although you may do any of the above without prior permission, letting me know when you have done one of the above by emailing me will be greatly appreciated.
