Press Release: ARK
ARK at JFK provides pre- and post-travel animal care and veterinary services and works with Zoundz Music For Pets to drive initiatives focused on improving the overall health of pets while traveling .
A creative partnership incorporating music therapy throughout ARK’s 24/7 state-of-the-art facility aims to reduce stress and anxiety in dogs and cats when encountering new and unfamiliar environments. The collaboration will include Zoundz music, created specifically for dogs and cats based on scientific findings, installed in ARK receptions, kennels, veterinary inspection areas, and transport vehicles.
ARK President and CEO Elizabeth A. Schuette said: “We are dedicated to implementing industry best practices and leveraging innovative tools and solutions to continuously deliver superior experiences for our animal and human clients.”
Zoundz music is composed and curated by a multidisciplinary team of music composers, producers, engineers, behavioral researchers, experts and veterinary scientists. animal behavior research.
Zoundz Founder and CEO Derrick L. Garrett said: “We have created a vast library of carefully crafted songs using species-appropriate tempos, sound frequencies and instruments to provide maximum calming effect for dogs and cats in stressful situations. Did.”
Research published in journals physiology and behavior When veterinary behavior journalRespectively, auditory stimulation has shown potential as a highly effective environmental enrichment technique for dogs housed in kennels, and playing music in a shelter environment is unique to many of these dogs. It may help reduce some of the stress in people. Applied Animal Behavioral Science When Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery 2020 Cats have shown a significant preference and interest in species-appropriate music compared to human music, and cat-specific music has been shown to reduce stress levels and improve the quality of care in veterinary clinical settings. By improving it, you may benefit your cat.
“We are excited to expand our work with ARK to help more animals relax before and after their trips, as science advances our understanding of how music influences behavior,” said Garrett. increase. “Additionally, the Zoundz Music For Pets app allows pet parents to calm, tune and connect with their pets, helping them stay healthy.
A relaxed emotional state in a variety of everyday situations. ”
ARK’s USDA-approved rest and inspection facility – the Horse and Livestock Export Center – is the first of its kind in the U.S. professional equine import and quarantine center and is dedicated to safety and efficiency in process and comfort. Focused and providing the highest level of safety. caring for horses.
“We recognize that importing horses can be stressful for owners, agents and animals. Our experienced and dedicated handlers and groom staff are unique in the care of horses while traveling abroad. “ARK understands the demands of the kennel,” said Schuette. We want to expand into a horse barn.”
Approved by the Board of Directors of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) and operated pursuant to a lease approved by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), ARK of JFK., (ARK) is located in Cargo Building 78 at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York and was constructed by ARK Development, LLC. This is a 178,000 square foot, $65 million state-of-the-art animal reception and specialty cargo terminal. Since its opening on January 2, 2017, ARK has become the world’s prototype and standard for privately owned, airport-based, 24-hour animal reception and quarantine terminals.
Zoundz Music For Pets is a Connecticut-based company that provides app-based music solutions with a unique music library to calm anxious pets. Created for pet parents and pet professionals, this species-specific music is specially composed to reduce stress levels in dogs and cats. Zoundz’s portfolio of music recognizes the individual needs of dogs and cats, the broad spectrum of usage, and the emotional states of pet owners and caregivers. The Zoundz music collection is organized using attributes determined by well-established animal behavior studies and his Zoundz primary behavior studies to have the greatest calming effect on dogs and cats. Music features species-appropriate tempos, sound frequencies, and instruments for maximum soothing effect on pets.
