Shelley-Anne Salisbury talks to Karis Nafte, pet mediator

08/08/21 • 34 min

Karis Nafte is a pet custody specialist and accredited family mediator. She helps people make fair educated decisions about custody of their pets during divorce. Known for her humane and effective approach with animals, Karis is also a well-respected trainer and dog behaviour consultant with 25 years of experience. She works in collaboration with mediators and attorneys worldwide, and offers regular webinars to educate divorce professionals about pets and the impact of their owners separating. Karis says, animals are not children. They are not possessions. They fall into their own unique category during divorce where they should be seen as individual animals with their own needs.

Karis lives in Capetown with her husband, daughter, four dogs and three cats.

Karis lives in Capetown with her husband, daughter, four dogs and three cats.

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