Dogs Archives - Page 27 of 73

Feb 25 2015 | karol orzechowski

Chemical Sterilization: A Safe Alternative for Dogs?

In an effort to reduce stray dog populations, researchers are looking at the safety and effectiveness of chemical sterilization as an alternative to surgery. In this article, Raffaella Leoci looks [...] READ MORE

Feb 18 2015 | karol orzechowski

Americans are Having Dogs Instead of Babies

In this article for Quartz Magazine, Roberto Ferdman draws a link between declining birth rates in the U.S. and the ever-increasing trend of people having small dogs as companion animals. [...] READ MORE

Feb 11 2015 | karol orzechowski

Animal-Assisted Interventions: Making Better Use of the Human-Animal Bond

In this article promoting the One Health program, authors Daniel Mills and Sophie Hall offer a fairly comprehensive literature review outlining how companion animals are positive contributors to human health [...] READ MORE

Feb 4 2015 | karol orzechowski

‘Never an It’: Intersubjectivity and the Creation of Animal Personhood in Animal Shelters

In this paper, Nicola Taylor asks sociologists to open themselves up to the further study of human-animal relationships, and specifically the way that identity and subjecthood is constructed across the [...] READ MORE

Jan 21 2015 | karol orzechowski

Factors Affecting the Human Interpretation of Dog Behavior

This study from Sweden examines the effect of empathy on how humans interpret animal behavior, and specifically how veterinary students interpret the behavior of dogs. Using a combination of written [...] READ MORE

Jan 14 2015 | karol orzechowski

Surveys Yield Conflicting Trends in U.S. Pet Ownership

A new article from the Veterinary Information Network highlights the importance of understanding research methodologies in evaluating the results of different studies. In this particular case, the authors examine the [...] READ MORE

Dec 24 2014 | karol orzechowski

Canadian Federation of Humane Societies – Animal Shelter Statistics 2013

This annual report from the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies compiles 2013 statistics from Humane Societies and SPCA shelters across Canada. The paper provides numbers going back to 2007 to [...] READ MORE

Dec 17 2014 | karol orzechowski

Analyzing the Safewalk Program with SAS: Saving Shelter Dogs One Walk at a Time

This 2013 study from the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA) details their recent success with "Safewalk," a program designed to train staff on how to [...] READ MORE

Dec 10 2014 | karol orzechowski

Effects of Phenotypic Characteristics on the Length of Stay of Dogs at Two No Kill Animal Shelters

In this review of dog populations at two no-kill shelters, researchers looked specifically at how physical traits of dogs, as well as their ages, might affect the length of time [...] READ MORE

Topics

Get Involved

Dogs

Chemical Sterilization: A Safe Alternative for Dogs?

Americans are Having Dogs Instead of Babies

Animal-Assisted Interventions: Making Better Use of the Human-Animal Bond

‘Never an It’: Intersubjectivity and the Creation of Animal Personhood in Animal Shelters

Factors Affecting the Human Interpretation of Dog Behavior

Surveys Yield Conflicting Trends in U.S. Pet Ownership

Canadian Federation of Humane Societies – Animal Shelter Statistics 2013

Analyzing the Safewalk Program with SAS: Saving Shelter Dogs One Walk at a Time

Effects of Phenotypic Characteristics on the Length of Stay of Dogs at Two No Kill Animal Shelters

Support Our Work

September 10, 12pm-5pm ET

Fauna Connections

Don’t Miss a Thing