More dogs in a neighborhood could lead to less crime: study
Neighborhoods with more dogs could have less crime because it puts more eyes on the street, according to a new study. Researchers
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‘People should be aware’: eggs of tiny infectious worm found in parks in New York and Europe
The Toxocara worm can spread to humans via cat or dog feces, making children who play in sand or soil particularly at risk.
Animal Medicines Australia launches vet medicine disposal campaign
The peak body for Australia’s animal health companies, Animal Medicines Australia, recently launched the Vet-Med Disposal Campaign to help veterinarians, farmers and pet
Obese owner was ‘most important factor’ in dog obesity
Physicians and veterinarians collaborated to use a One Health approach to study pet obesity. The scientists identified demographic groups of pet owners
People with COVID-19 can infect and sicken cats and dogs by cuddling them: study
Cat and dog owners who cuddle their pets when infected with COVID-19 could end up making the animals sick with the virus,
Feral cats pushing critically endangered marsupial further towards extinction
Predation by feral cats is putting the critically endangered Kangaroo Island dunnart—a small, mouse-sized marsupial found only on Kangaroo Island off South
Why Dogs Can Be So Healing for Kids
A new study suggests that spending time with therapy dogs may help lower children’s stress levels even more than relaxation exercises. Go
Open Conversation: Veteran says his PTSD service dog saved his life
Houston resident Jodie Revils is an Army veteran. He started feeling symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder shortly after returning from deployment
How molecular testing is reshaping the way parasites can be detected
Seventy percent of American households have a pet, which studies show keep people happy, healthy, bring families closer together, and even lowers
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More dogs in a neighborhood could lead to less crime: study
Neighborhoods with more dogs could have less crime because it puts more eyes on the street, according to a new study. Researchers
‘People should be aware’: eggs of tiny infectious worm found in parks in New York and Europe
The Toxocara worm can spread to humans via cat or dog feces, making children who play in sand or soil particularly at risk.
Animal Medicines Australia launches vet medicine disposal campaign
The peak body for Australia’s animal health companies, Animal Medicines Australia, recently launched the Vet-Med Disposal Campaign to help veterinarians, farmers and pet
Obese owner was ‘most important factor’ in dog obesity
Physicians and veterinarians collaborated to use a One Health approach to study pet obesity. The scientists identified demographic groups of pet owners
People with COVID-19 can infect and sicken cats and dogs by cuddling them: study
Cat and dog owners who cuddle their pets when infected with COVID-19 could end up making the animals sick with the virus,
Feral cats pushing critically endangered marsupial further towards extinction
Predation by feral cats is putting the critically endangered Kangaroo Island dunnart—a small, mouse-sized marsupial found only on Kangaroo Island off South
Why Dogs Can Be So Healing for Kids
A new study suggests that spending time with therapy dogs may help lower children’s stress levels even more than relaxation exercises. Go
Open Conversation: Veteran says his PTSD service dog saved his life
Houston resident Jodie Revils is an Army veteran. He started feeling symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder shortly after returning from deployment
How molecular testing is reshaping the way parasites can be detected
Seventy percent of American households have a pet, which studies show keep people happy, healthy, bring families closer together, and even lowers
