Dr. Fred Chard received his DC degree from Western States Chiropractic, Portland, Oregon in 1977. He moved to Hawaii to start his practice and also attended the Amerasian Acupuncture Institute in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr. Chard then moved to Washington and worked with a holistic veterinarian in Renton from 1989 to 2001. In 2005, he was awarded his national certification in non-needle ear acupuncture by the Auriculo-Therapy Institute of Los Angeles, California. Dr. Chard is a contributing author to the textbook, “Acutonics, There’s No Place Like Ohm.” He treats dogs and cats for various back problems and other health challenges, including slipping on wet grass, jumping too high, stepping in a hole, dog fights, or overall loss of movement due to aging. He also treats cats for falls while jumping, neck injuries, tail injuries, and cat fights. Dr. Chard has been working with the Animal Healing Center since 2006 and joined Ancient Arts in December 2022 [citation][2].