Animal Welfare Professionals

I've been looking for a printer-friendly infographic or set of images illustrating what it looks like to ask a cat for consent to pet them (ideally also with what a "yes" and "no" might look like), but I haven't had any luck with google or Fear Free resources. Does anyone have any images they use or suggestions for where to look? 

#Behavior,TrainingandEnrichment

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Alicia Naundorf
RVT - Behaviour Interest
Edmonton Humane Society
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Hello @Alicia Naundorf,

That's a great question.  For our How to Speak Cat course on Maddie's University, we included two graphics that shows facial expression and body posture continua, from very aggressive to very confident.  This may not fit your needs, but they are printable and shareable.  I sent you the 2 jpgs via private reply.

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Alison Gibson
Media Projects Manager
Maddie's Fund

Original Message:
Sent: 01-03-2025 12:38 PM
From: Alicia Naundorf
Subject: Cats: Consent to Touch

I've been looking for a printer-friendly infographic or set of images illustrating what it looks like to ask a cat for consent to pet them (ideally also with what a "yes" and "no" might look like), but I haven't had any luck with google or Fear Free resources. Does anyone have any images they use or suggestions for where to look? 

#Behavior,TrainingandEnrichment

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Alicia Naundorf
RVT - Behaviour Interest
Edmonton Humane Society
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Thank you for sharing, Alison! 

It's not exactly what I'm looking for, but I will absolutely save those images for other projects that I'm working on! 

I'm looking more for an infographic with instructions on how to greet a cat politely (a "finger-tip hello"/petting etiquette/asking for consent and checking in). I've been looking for a while and haven't found anything so far. I'm lucky that my shelter has a communications team, so I've asked them to help me create something. Hopefully it'll turn out okay! 

Hello @Alicia Naundorf,

That's a great question.  For our How to Speak Cat course on Maddie's University, we included two graphics that shows facial expression and body posture continua, from very aggressive to very confident.  This may not fit your needs, but they are printable and shareable.  I sent you the 2 jpgs via private reply.

------------------------------
Alison Gibson
Media Projects Manager
Maddie's Fund

Original Message:
Sent: 01-03-2025 12:38 PM
From: Alicia Naundorf
Subject: Cats: Consent to Touch

I've been looking for a printer-friendly infographic or set of images illustrating what it looks like to ask a cat for consent to pet them (ideally also with what a "yes" and "no" might look like), but I haven't had any luck with google or Fear Free resources. Does anyone have any images they use or suggestions for where to look? 

#Behavior,TrainingandEnrichment

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Alicia Naundorf
RVT - Behaviour Interest
Edmonton Humane Society
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Let us know how it works out, @Alicia Naundorf.  If it's shareable we'd love to be able to do so here!  I can also ask our cat experts if they know of anything. 

BTW Maddie's Fund is having a special half-day webinar all about kittens on March 4. If you're interested, find out more and register here: https://forum.maddiesfund.org/campmaddiekitten
Join us and pass the word! 

Thank you for sharing, Alison! 

It's not exactly what I'm looking for, but I will absolutely save those images for other projects that I'm working on! 

I'm looking more for an infographic with instructions on how to greet a cat politely (a "finger-tip hello"/petting etiquette/asking for consent and checking in). I've been looking for a while and haven't found anything so far. I'm lucky that my shelter has a communications team, so I've asked them to help me create something. Hopefully it'll turn out okay! 

Hello @Alicia Naundorf,

That's a great question.  For our How to Speak Cat course on Maddie's University, we included two graphics that shows facial expression and body posture continua, from very aggressive to very confident.  This may not fit your needs, but they are printable and shareable.  I sent you the 2 jpgs via private reply.

------------------------------
Alison Gibson
Media Projects Manager
Maddie's Fund

Original Message:
Sent: 01-03-2025 12:38 PM
From: Alicia Naundorf
Subject: Cats: Consent to Touch

I've been looking for a printer-friendly infographic or set of images illustrating what it looks like to ask a cat for consent to pet them (ideally also with what a "yes" and "no" might look like), but I haven't had any luck with google or Fear Free resources. Does anyone have any images they use or suggestions for where to look? 

#Behavior,TrainingandEnrichment

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Alicia Naundorf
RVT - Behaviour Interest
Edmonton Humane Society
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Thank you for sharing, Alison! 

It's not exactly what I'm looking for, but I will absolutely save those images for other projects that I'm working on! 

I'm looking more for an infographic with instructions on how to greet a cat politely (a "finger-tip hello"/petting etiquette/asking for consent and checking in). I've been looking for a while and haven't found anything so far. I'm lucky that my shelter has a communications team, so I've asked them to help me create something. Hopefully it'll turn out okay! 

Hello @Alicia Naundorf,

That's a great question.  For our How to Speak Cat course on Maddie's University, we included two graphics that shows facial expression and body posture continua, from very aggressive to very confident.  This may not fit your needs, but they are printable and shareable.  I sent you the 2 jpgs via private reply.

------------------------------
Alison Gibson
Media Projects Manager
Maddie's Fund

Original Message:
Sent: 01-03-2025 12:38 PM
From: Alicia Naundorf
Subject: Cats: Consent to Touch

I've been looking for a printer-friendly infographic or set of images illustrating what it looks like to ask a cat for consent to pet them (ideally also with what a "yes" and "no" might look like), but I haven't had any luck with google or Fear Free resources. Does anyone have any images they use or suggestions for where to look? 

#Behavior,TrainingandEnrichment

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Alicia Naundorf
RVT - Behaviour Interest
Edmonton Humane Society
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I've been looking for a printer-friendly infographic or set of images illustrating what it looks like to ask a cat for consent to pet them (ideally also with what a "yes" and "no" might look like), but I haven't had any luck with google or Fear Free resources. Does anyone have any images they use or suggestions for where to look? 

Here's a 1-minute video demonstrating petting consent for felines in a shelter setting. I love the idea of a one-pager! If you find this (or any) video helpful, maybe it could be a simple one-pager with a QR code. 

I've been looking for a printer-friendly infographic or set of images illustrating what it looks like to ask a cat for consent to pet them (ideally also with what a "yes" and "no" might look like), but I haven't had any luck with google or Fear Free resources. Does anyone have any images they use or suggestions for where to look?