My research focuses on the behavior and welfare of companion animals, human attitudes to animals, and the history and impact of human-animal relationships.
Mounds of dead, dying, and decomposing goldfish at my local PetsMart yesterday. This from a company that claims to be the, "leading funder of animal welfare in North America." IMO, they deserve to go out of business.
Imaginative study from the University of Porto: Dogs pick up on their owners' anxiety, especially the more empathic dogs.
Evaluation of mediating and moderating effects on the relationship bet... sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
My new review article, “Commensalism or Cross-species Adoption? A Critical Review of Theories of Wolf Domestication,” is published now through @FrontVetScience, in partnership with @AnnPetSpace Leadership Institute. Read it here: bit.ly/3dmUpAK