Challenges of animal ownership during the pandemic should be considered
Animal owners frequently report concerns and worries relating to caring for their animal during the pandemic, new research suggests.
Animal owners frequently report concerns and worries relating to caring for their animal during the pandemic, new research suggests.
Plants & Animals
Feb 9, 2021
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A new study, involving the University of Cambridge and led by the Pirbright Institute, has identified key genetic changes in SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—that may be responsible for the jump from bats to ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 11, 2021
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Forget buying a dog bed. New research shows that nearly half of pet parents say their pooches co-sleep in their owner's bed.
Plants & Animals
Jan 4, 2021
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Researchers at ELTE Department of Ethology in Budapest compared how young companion dogs and companion pigs seek human proximity in a novel environment. It turned out that both dogs and pigs stay close to their owner if no ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 30, 2020
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A newly published study looking at cats in Wuhan, where the first known outbreak of COVID-19 began, shows more cats might be contracting the disease than first believed.
Veterinary medicine
Sep 9, 2020
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Overpolicing and constant surveillance of low-income urban communities leads to the incarceration of animals as well as people with many pets being killed in public animal shelters, argues UC Riverside Associate Professor ...
Veterinary medicine
Aug 27, 2020
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Researchers of the MTA-ELTE 'Lendület' Neuroethology of Communication Research Group at the Department of Ethology at the Faculty of Science, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest (ELTE) compared human-oriented communicative ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 17, 2020
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Backyard poultry and small-scale livestock agriculture are a growing trend in the U.S., even in large cities such as Seattle, Portland, Denver and San Francisco. Residents raising backyard poultry and livestock do so for ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 13, 2020
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A new paper identifies the critical need for research on the ability of the COVID-19 virus to infect certain animal species, the transmissibility of infection between humans and those animals, and the impact infection could ...
Veterinary medicine
May 8, 2020
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As coronavirus forces us to isolate, some news outlets are suggesting now is the ideal time to bring a dog into your life. But the current changes have some far-reaching implications for dogs of all ages, and especially for ...
Veterinary medicine
Apr 2, 2020
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