Tag: Pets
Can your pets get coronavirus, and can you catch it from...
Annette O'Connor, Michigan State University; Jan Sargeant, University of Guelph, and Sarah Totton, University of Guelph
Humans and animals share many diseases. And as dramatically...
Emotional support animals can endanger the public and make life harder...
Deni Elliott, University of South Florida
In 2017, Marlin Jackson boarded a cross-country flight. When he got to his row, another passenger was already in...
What’s the value of your dog’s life, and why it matters
Simon F. Haeder, Pennsylvania State University; Deven Carlson, University of Oklahoma, and Joe Ripberger, University of Oklahoma
Americans love their pets, spending more than US$70...
Is it ethical to keep pets and other animals? It depends...
David Favre, Michigan State University
New York City’s comprehensive new code for animal welfare restricts when horse-drawn carriages can operate and bans the sale of...
Curious Kids: How are cats declawed, and is it painful?
Ilana Halperin, University of California, Davis
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert...
What your pet’s microchip has to do with the Mark of...
Jordan Frith, University of North Texas
An almost invisible electronic device used all over the world – best known to much of the public for...
Pet owners want to be masters, not servants – which is...
Colleen P. Kirk, New York Institute of Technology
Cat videos may rule the internet, but dogs possess mastery of their owners’ hearts – at least...
Is it unethical to give your cat catnip?
Debra Merskin, University of Oregon
As the Christmas season gets underway thoughts turn to buying gifts for the entire family. For some, companion animals...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...
Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison
