Tom Candy
Tom Candy, BSc (Hons), MSc, CCAB, CDBC, CSBS, CBATI-KAÂ
ABTC Registered Clinical Animal Behaviourist
Simplifying Shelter Behaviour, Founder
Tom's passion for supporting shelter animals and the people who care for them led him to found Simplifying Shelter Behaviour — an educational podcast and organization dedicated to bringing positive, up-to-date training and behavior guidance to shelter and rescue staff, and volunteers worldwide.
Having started volunteering in rescue at the age of 15, Tom has been involved in a various aspects of rescue, including fundraising, home-checking, transporting and general day-to-day operations, which pushed Tom to undertake a Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree in bio-veterinary science and a Master of Science degree in Clinical Animal Behavior from the University of Lincoln in the United Kingdom. Since graduating, Tom has been working at the UKs largest dog welfare organization as a Training and Behaviour Advisor, eventually working across seven rehoming centers before being promoted to Senior Training and Behaviour Advisor, where he supported the Training and Behaviour teams across the southwest of the United Kingdom.
Tom is currently a senior Clinical Animal Behaviourist Development Officer, working to upskill staff to improve behavior skills. Tom is a Certified Clinical Animal Behaviourist with the Animal Behaviour and Training Council in the United Kingdom, a Certified Canine Behavior Consultant and Certified Shelter Behavior Specialist with the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants, and a faculty member and CBATI-KA with the Grisha Stewart Academy.
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