What Exactly is BCR Magic?

If you've watched our 24-hour live cameras, you've seen BCR magic in action!  Our amazing staff members work every day with our kitties, showing them extreme care and love and meeting all their needs.  They spend time grooming them and delivering medication, all in a way that lets them know how each cat deals with that attention and if a cat's health is changed.  Everything is very hands-on and done with love.

But BCR magic is much more than that!  It also includes Fear Free Animal Training from Fear Free Pets.  All BCR staff members who work with the cats must complete and pass this course to be certified in this training.  What they learn in the course is put to work every day at BCR.  A good example of how Fear Free Training works involves one of our Ohio kitties, Aza.  She arrived at BCR deeply traumatized by losing her best friend in a most horrific way and then living in a rescue that could not offer her the best care.  She was terrified of people and hid all the time.  Very slowly, and using the Fear Free concepts, our staff was able to work with her to a point where she now welcomes being petted and loved and enjoys treats and fresh air on her catio.

We have you to thank for helping us find more and better ways to care for the BCR cats.  Your generosity made it possible for all our staff members involved in the cats' direct care to take this series of classes and to be certified in this training!  Your kindness is at work at BCR every day!

This specialized training in animal care was founded in 2016 by Dr. Marty Becker, a veterinarian who has appeared on many TV shows to advocate for animals, and is a board member of the American Humane Society of the US.  He is also an author and a professor of veterinary medicine.  His goal with this course was to reduce the fear and anxiety often experienced by pets (and by extension, animals in shelters) by training pet owners and animal caretakers to be aware of the signs of both in animals and to offer ways to overcome them. 

Fear Free offers both pet owners and animal professionals a series of online courses that cover a variety of topics around stress and anxiety relief.  Each session's lessons are created by a big team of veterinary and pet experts, veterinarians, pain experts, animal behaviorists, veterinary technicians, animal trainers, groomers and more.  This course if very important these days as so much incorrect and potentially harmful information about pets and animal care can be found in the internet every day.

The segments of Fear Free training are:

Fear Free Efforts to Prevent and Alleviate Fear, Anxiety and Stress

Fear Free From the Home to the Hospital/Concepts to Employ During Trips to the Vet

Trainer Services to Remove the Scare from Veterinary Care

Cooperative Care

Duration Stationing and Active Participation Behaviors

Bringing it Full Circle

This comprehensive program helps our staff members understand each of our cats better and to meet their daily needs in the most comfortable and loving way!