An easy target under current laws.
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Pet theft can devastate families and cause animals significant distress – the law needs to change.
Briton Rivière, ‘Sympathy’, 1877.
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A dive into the archives shows that pets developed a special place in Victorians’ hearts.
Even smaller primates like the squirrel monkey need far more room than any home can provide.
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The way of life primates have evolved to live cannot be replicated in a human home.
People’s relationships with their pets impact wellness and health in perhaps surprising ways.
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Governments must think about older people’s relationships with pets when they’re planning both aging-in-place strategies and disaster management.
Scratching is a natural behavior for cats.
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Have a cat who just loves to scratch? Declawing is a major surgery that comes with serious long-term side effects – and it might not solve the problem anyway.
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Cats and humans have different ways of communicating and sometimes that can lead to problems.
When a game of fetch can harm: leptospirosis can be transmitted to dogs (and humans) from stagnant water contaminated with rat urine.
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Leptospirosis is spread by rats and other rodents, potentially killing dogs and humans. But we can protect ourselves and our pets.
Dog attacks are often complicated, with many factors.
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Humans and dogs have lived together for thousands of years, but we may be forgetting how to co-exist peacefully.
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Parents want their children to be kind to animals, but a hug looks very different to a frightened dog.
Don’t worry the puppy.
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We know that failing to provide basic care like food and shelter is cruel, but we often overlook how disregarding the mental lives of our pets can also negatively impact their welfare.
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If you’re having a bad month, your dog probably is too.
A Wire Fox Terrier named King is trotted out before being named Best in Show on the second night of the 2019 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
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A global research effort is targeting inherited disorders in dogs.
Pounds and shelters are not happy places for dogs to stay in for a long time, though. So everyone tries to find an unwanted dog a new home as quickly as possible.
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Different councils and different rescue organisations can have different rules about how long they can keep animals.
Breaking down the numbers on animal neglect.
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Examining 302 police reports in Detroit, a new study shows that animal cruelty is tightly connected to human relationships.
Veterinarians face a moral dilemma when asked to euthanise healthy pets.
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Vets can often grapple with ‘convenience euthanasia’, where a client brings in a pet because it may, for instance, interfere with their lifestyle.
I spy with my little eye…
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Pets, like guinea pigs, lead very different lives to humans – and that’s why they need very different eyes, too.
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The institution of pet-keeping is fundamentally unjust as it involves the manipulation of animals’ bodies, behaviours and emotional lives.
Dogs get all the love.
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Pet owners spend a lot more on dogs than cats, and new research suggests it has a lot to do with how differently canines and felines behave.
Does a microchip implant have a deeper meaning?
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Tiny electronic items can identify pets, clothes and even people. Evangelical Christians aren’t the only people worried about what this technology might mean.
Fleas, as pet owners know, are a common menace.
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By finding out more about the cat flea, researchers could maybe identify better pest control measures.