Delivering premium pre- and post-travel animal care and veterinary services, The ARK at JFK has actually signed up with forces with Zoundz Music For Pets to advance efforts concentrated on enhancing general animal health throughout the taking a trip procedure. The imaginative collaboration to integrate music treatment throughout ARK’s 24/7 advanced centers desires minimize tension and stress and anxiety in dogs and cats when experiencing brand-new and unknown environments. The partnership includes setup of Zoundz music, which was made up particularly for dogs and cats based upon clinical findings, in ARK’s reception, kennel, veterinary test location and in transit cars.
“The ARK is committed to the comfort, safety and well-being of pets and their owners throughout boarding and while in transit,” said Elizabeth A. Schuette, ARK president and CEO. “We are dedicated to implementing industry best practices and utilizing innovative tools and solutions to provide an ongoing superior experience for our animal and human clients alike.”
Zoundz music is made up and curated by a multidisciplinary group of music authors, manufacturers and engineers, animal habits scientists and experts and vet researchers who examine and analyze soothing characteristics from noteworthy animal behavior studies.
“Helping animals live less anxious, joyous lives is first and foremost,” said Derrick L. Garrett, Zoundz creator and CEO. “We’ve composed an extensive library of songs carefully created with species-appropriate tempo, sound frequency and instrumentation to deliver maximum calming effects to dogs and cats during stressful situations.”
Research released in the journals Physiology & Behavior and Journal of Veterinary Behavior, respectively, reveal the capacity for acoustic stimulation as an extremely efficient ecological enrichment strategy for kenneled dogs and playing music in a shelter environment might help reduce a few of the tension intrinsic for much of these dogs. Also, essential clinical findings released in the journals Applied Animal Behaviour Science and Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery 2020 revealed – in cats – a considerable choice for and interest in species-appropriate music compared to human music, and cat-specific music might benefit cats by reducing the tension levels and increasing the quality of care in veterinary scientific settings.
“With a better understanding of how music can influence behavior through science, we’re excited to expand our efforts with The ARK to help more animals relax pre- and post- travel,” said Garrett. “Additionally, the Zoundz Music For Pets app allows pet parents to calm, condition and connect with their pets to help dogs and cats maintain a relaxed emotional state in a variety of everyday situations.”
The ARK’s USDA-approved rest and evaluation center – Equine and Livestock Export Center – together with the very first of its kind in the United States specialized Equine Import and Quarantine center, concentrate on safety and performance in procedure and convenience, and offer the greatest level of take care of horses.
“We recognize that importing horses can be stressful for the owner, agent and animal; our staff of experienced and dedicated handlers and grooms understand the unique demands of equinecare during international travel,” said Schuette. “The ARK hopes to extend the Zoundz music installations to the equine barns once we experience the efficacy of the music in our kennels and Zoundz produces additional content for our equine friends.”
Operating pursuant to a lease authorized by the board of The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) and authorized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), The ARK at JFK, (ARK) situated in Cargo Building 78 at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), was built by ARK Development, LLC. It is a 178,000-square-foot, $65 million advanced animal reception and specialized freight terminal. Since its opening on January 2, 2017, ARK has actually ended up being the world’s model and requirement for a privately-owned, airport-based 24-hour animal reception and quarantine terminal.
Zoundz Music For Pets is a Connecticut-based business using an app-based music service, including a library of exclusive music to relax distressed animals. Created for animal moms and dads and animal experts, the species-specific music is made up particularly to minimize tension levels in dogs and cats. The portfolio of Zoundz music acknowledges the different and unique requirements of dogs and cats, a vast array of use scenarios, along with the emotion of the animal owner and/or care company. The Zoundz music collection is made up utilizing characteristics that were figured out to have the optimum soothing impact on dogs and cats in well-regarded animal habits research studies and Zoundz main behavioral research study. The music includes species-appropriate pace, sound frequency and instrumentation to provide optimum soothing impacts on animals.
