We’ve got an ace up our sleeve, and we’ve got to play it! At Clark Cages, we frequently talk about the warm and cozy quality of our cage units. We talk about our laminate construction, our high-quality materials, and the career-lasting longevity of our products. It’s not in our nature to speak poorly of our stainless steel competitors, as we would rather tout the benefits of our product. However, we do have an ace in our sleeve and it’s time to talk about it!
Our laminate materials and construction provides a significant solution to a very real problem in pet-care facilities.
Auditory stress in pets is a very real concern for owners and pet-care professionals alike. What can we do about it?
It is widely known in the public square that animals have a much more acute and sensitive hearing. For a reference point, hearing damage in humans has been reported at 85 decibels…with continued exposure at 90 dB for 8+ hours resulting in serious hearing damage. The bark of a single dog can reach 100 decibels. With recorded sound levels in boarding kennels ranging between 85-122 decibels*
That is significant auditory stress at a significant cost to health, for both pets and their caretakers. But, it’s not just barking…there are other environmental factors contributing to and exacerbating these stressful sound levels. The use of materials such as concrete and metal in your pet-care facility may be adding to this distress. (Sorry stainless steel, you are contributing to this problem!)
Our laminate construction is not only an aesthetic choice, it offers significant sound absorption – helping alleviate high decibel levels and the resulting auditory stress.
We are like you, we want pets to be happy and healthy. And we desire to help fosterstress free and soothing environments for your pet-care establishment. Update or outfit your pet-care business today with our sound-absorbing, career-lasting, and high-quality Clark Cage products.
We wish our laminate could absorb all the other stresses in your life! But sadly, our powers don’t extend that far! But, we can tell you that we are on your team and are thankful for all you do! Wishing you an (audibly) stress-free week 🙂
Statistics provided by article, Auditory Stress: Implications for Kenneled Dog Welfare via Department of Comparative Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University.
(Link to Auditory Stress article – https://extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/va/va-18-w.pdf)