What affects us affects cats
Studies have concluded that dogs can learn the meaning of words when listening to overheard speech to a similar standard as is attained by young children. Although the Times tells us that “Out of 34 family dogs tested in a 2021 study, only one was able to learn multiple toy names after training.” As …
Recently, there was a trend in which couples tested whether they wanted to have a child by adopting a dog to see how that went. It was a kind of training ground and a test for them to see where their sympathies really lay. It appears that that testing ground has moved on because …
Why Misplaced Expectations Can Turn a Dream into a Burden Buying a puppy (it can be similar when adopting a young kitten) is often imagined as the start of a joyful, heart-warming journey. We picture soft fur, clumsy paws, and Instagram-worthy moments. But for many new owners, the reality comes as a shock. A …
Alternative title: The Quick Fix for Fat Dogs. A Mirror of Human Decline The latest frontier of pharmaceutical innovation is not aimed at curing cancer, nor even at solving human obesity. Instead, drug companies are now developing Ozempic-style appetite suppressants for dogs and cats. On the surface, this sounds compassionate — tackling a growing …
This is a 2-page infographic on the important topic of reading canine emotions. The infographic was created around an article in The Times newspaper (11th March 2025) which was itself based on research at the Arizona State University. The key to the research was in observing a dog’s reaction to something pleasant (going for …
The Welsh government commissioned a report on racism in the context of climate change, environment and rural affairs. And the devolved Labour administration in Cardiff, Wales, commissioned studies from five community groups which it funded with the objective of creating “an anti-racist nation” by 2030. One of these organisations is the North Wales Africa …
NEWS AND OPINION: Adult human speak more slowly to babies, dogs and cats. I’m referring here to a recently published research paper on the Plos One website (PLOS BIOLOGY), which has been reported in The Times newspaper. The core conclusion is one that we readily recognise and find unsurprising namely that we speak more …
PETA has written to the Metropolitan Police Commissioner suggesting that police dogs should be phased out and they cite four reasons which are summarised in the infographic below. 3 reasons why polic dogs should be phased out by Michael Broad The first point is an obvious one that is sometimes overlooked: consent. Dogs don’t …
