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Are our animal companions showing off when they share more than toys with us? And what should we do about it?
Dogs have paw preferences, just like humans.
Will specific dog theft laws actually help stop this crime? The practical effects aren’t clear cut, but such laws do have symbolic value, recognising dogs aren’t merely property.
How can you get your kids to read this summer? Research has found they respond well to reading non-fiction – so we’ve gathered 6 top non-fiction books, recommended by the kids themselves.
There are many things you can do to help your pet when they’re sick.
Keeping human foods away from pets is one way to avoid emergency veterinary hospital runs during Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or New Year’s.
Breed matters. But dogs are mostly what we make of them, and they repay the effort we put into their behaviour tenfold.
To lose such a friend is not just to have sudden hole where they used to be. There are constant reminders of time spent together, threads in the tapestry of daily life left ragged and loose.
A scholar of law and humanities compares bans on dogs with any pit bull genes to “one drop” laws that once classified people with even a single Black ancestor as Black.
New research has found that a parasite first identified in dogs could help stimulate the human immune system to attack cells of cancerous tumours.
New research finds that psychological stress has an odour - and dogs can smell it.
Kangaroos are essentially peace-loving herbivores, but they’re known to attack if it feels cornered – or even if it sees a human as a sparring partner.
You may dismiss many behaviour changes as just a normal part of ageing. But it may be doggy dementia, or canine cognitive dysfunction.
A series of studies found that exposure to dogs leads people to make riskier financial decisions, while interactions with cats have the opposite effect.
The monkeypox virus can easily spread between humans and animals. A veterinary virologist explains how the virus could go from people to wild animals in the US – and why that could be a problem.
Data suggests most of the time infection results in either no symptoms or very mild disease for cats and dogs. And the duration of their symptoms, if they get them, may be very short.
A new study shows bulldogs have a life expectancy five years lower than the average dog.
A successful pet-friendly workplace depends on confronting and addressing all the risks.
It is the oldest and most prolific cancer known in nature.
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Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Nottingham Trent University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Veterinary Science, University of Sydney
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Professor of Animal Behaviour and Welfare, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide
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Fellow, Keele University
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Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Scotland's Rural College
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Veterinary Internist (Specialist), University of Sydney
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Professor, Management and Organizational Studies, Huron University College and Coordinator of Animal Ethics and Sustainability Leadership, Western University
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Veterinarian, University of Sydney
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Animal Geographer, Keele University
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Reader, School of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast
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Senior Lecturer, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Veterinary Education, Royal Veterinary College
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Associate Professor of Anthrozoology, University of Windsor
