How we handle sources, funding and privacy.

Species articles link to their published references. A source-check date means the references were consulted, not that a veterinarian reviewed or endorsed the article. Keeper journals remain separate personal accounts.

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Your animal profiles, care records, plans, saved guides, checklists, and shopping lists are private to your signed-in account. Journals are private until you submit them and an editor approves publication. Download a complete notebook backup, including photographs and journal updates, from Settings & backup. Restoring a backup adds private copies and preserves existing records. Animal deletion removes its linked history; archiving an enclosure preserves its history and pauses enclosure-only routines.