Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas, University of Central Lancashire
Dogs like a little TV – and researchers have been investigating why.
An engorged female tick on the forehead of a dog. To get this big, they need to suck blood for about four days. While this is happening, the tick is injecting neurotoxins into the bloodstream.
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Tick paralysis affect 10,000 dogs each year in eastern Australia, and the treatment can be very expensive. Fortunately, a new drug available is available.
New research is narrowing the gap, creating technology with the detecting capabilities of canines but without the downsides of relying on a biological system.
How safe is a dog lick, anyway?
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It’s possible – but rare – for a lick from the family pup to transmit bacteria that can cause dangerous blood poisoning.
More than 60% of Australian households include at least one companion animal, which are seen as family members by 88% of these.
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With a majority of households having pets and growing numbers living in apartments, a review of regulations on keeping animals in such communities is timely.
Dogs may not have a confirmed homing instinct but other factors could be driving them homeward bound.
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Dogs are important users of urban parks, but these are clearly designed for the use of people – except for a few out-of-the-way dog parks. Is that fair to dogs that have no say about living among us?
Dogs rescued from an Asian farm.
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Professor, Management and Organizational Studies, Huron University College and Coordinator of Animal Ethics and Sustainability Leadership, Western University