Ahoj from the Czech Republic! We are all very proud and honored to be the only PADA certified team in the Czech Republic. Our team...

Rosina, from chick to PADA hen Since Rosina appeared in the channels of ICofA as a certified PADA chicken, one of the first questions...

Icelandic horses are a local treasure and a great pride in Iceland. The horses are intelligent, curious, independent and with a mind of...

Meet the new PADA team from Japan! They can now conduct personality assessments of animals for their clients.

No it's the magpie's creative and innovative use of human made objects to build a nest. The magpie has used the metal spikes put up to...

Jessica Morton wrote an excellent piece about good horse welfare. She is taking a hard look at how horses are kept today. How the...

Sadly not all dogs are recommended to become therapy dogs, we had a chat with one of the owners. Today we had a chat with Anoek Reezigt, the owner of Jäger Maestro who sadly didn't pass the PADA-ICofA test last week. But first, if you dont know what PADA-ICofA is? PADA is an international test developed to reveal which dogs are suitable for use within Animal Assisted Intervention (AAI). PADA measures whether dogs are suitable, and have the right personality to become therap