4 reasons why police dogs should be phased out. Infographic.

Phase out police dogs says PETA

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 …

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Human stress smell makes dogs (and cats?) more pessimistic

Whiff of human stress makes dogs more pessimistic

This is an interesting study. It’s about dogs but I believe that it could just as well be about dogs and cats. Or indeed many other companion animals. In earlier studies the researchers found that the smell of a stressed person can subconsciously affect the state of mind of people nearby (emotional contagion). This …

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Accidental killings in US animal shelters are often not accidents

Accident or careless management?

Intro: There are many thousands (over 4,000) of excellent animal shelters in the US saving the lives of hundreds of thousands of animals each year but there are some who are failing through sloppy management. The presence of animal shelters in the US is a wonderful thing when you think about it. They indicate …

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Behavioral enrichment protects elderly dogs against dementia. Infographic.

Teach an old dog new tricks to protect against dementia. Infographic

I have converted a text article reporting on this study by researchers from the universities of Kentucky and California (published in The Journal of Neuroscience) into an infographic so that it can be read very quickly without the need to wade through technical terminology. The basic finding probably confirms what many dog owners and …

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