
This free online course explores animal psychology and behaviour to help you provide better pet and animal care. Every animal has its own care guidelines and needs. This animal psychology course thus provides an overview of various approaches to animal care that promote their health and wellbeing. We discuss effective ways to care for common pets, including horses, cats, dogs and even ornamental fish and reptiles. We explain how to assess the mental and physical health of animals to provide adequate care for them. Sign up to understand animal behaviour.
| Course Category | Animal Care, Agriculture & Veterinary |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 3-4 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Outline the basic principles of animal care • Explain the impact of its environment on an animal’s psychology • List the various signs of animal welfare • Outline the natural and domestic histories of various animals • Explain the importance of maintaining general animal hygiene • Describe how to provide first aid to animals • Recall the importance of various nutrients for the growth and wellbeing of pets |
| Course Code | 5258 |



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