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Dec 23 2013 | Florence Williams

Gift Giving And Companion Animals

New research has tackled the historical idea that giving companion animals as a gift is a bad idea, and has presented the argument that companion animals as gifts might be [...] READ MORE

Dec 20 2013 | Kathryn Asher

Dog Attack Deaths and Maimings, U.S. & Canada: September 1982 to December 31, 2012

Using press reports on dog attacks from the U.S. and Canada between 1982 and 2012, this study lists numbers of deaths and serious injuries, sorted by breed. READ MORE

Dec 19 2013 | Kathryn Asher

The Relevance of Age and Gender for Public Attitudes to Brown Bears (Ursus arctos), Black Bears (Ursus americanus)…

This Canadian study explores attitudes and beliefs about bears and cougars and the variation therein based on respondents’ age and gender. READ MORE

Dec 19 2013 | Kathryn Asher

Acculturation – Perceptions of Breed Differences in Behavior of the Dog (Canis familiaris)

This study examined whether individuals in the U.K. with limited contact with dogs would be more apt to accept breed behavior stereotypes, basing the hypothesis on the anthropological concept of [...] READ MORE

Dec 19 2013 | Faunalytics

Sexualized Violence and the Gendered Commodification of the Animal Body in Pacific Northwest US Dairy Production

This article examines the treatment of female and male cows in the U.S. dairy industry, finding that they are subjected to routine forms of sexualized violence in everyday agricultural practice, [...] READ MORE

Dec 19 2013 | Kathryn Asher

Humanistic Psychology and Animal Rights: Reconsidering the Boundaries of the Humanistic Ethic

This article explores what the author refers to as the speciesist underpinnings of psychological thought and explains why the field of psychology may be in a position to challenge the [...] READ MORE

Dec 19 2013 | Kathryn Asher

The Implications of Husbandry Training on Zoo Animal Response Rates

This research explored the efficacy of training and its impact on keeper-animal relationships, concluding that training can reduce animals’ fear of humans and may contribute to positive keeper-animal relationships and [...] READ MORE

Dec 7 2013 | Kathryn Asher

Effects of Social Disruption in Elephants Persist Decades after Culling

This study sheds new light on the potential long-term negative consequences of severely disruptive human activity on elephants’ key decision-making abilities, which are fundamental to their ability to function in [...] READ MORE

Dec 5 2013 | Kathryn Asher

New Survey Shows Support for Eating Better Messages

This survey explored the British public’s attitudes towards meat consumption, showing trends toward reduction and openness to reduction of meat intake. READ MORE

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Gift Giving And Companion Animals

Dog Attack Deaths and Maimings, U.S. & Canada: September 1982 to December 31, 2012

The Relevance of Age and Gender for Public Attitudes to Brown Bears (Ursus arctos), Black Bears (Ursus americanus)…

Acculturation – Perceptions of Breed Differences in Behavior of the Dog (Canis familiaris)

Sexualized Violence and the Gendered Commodification of the Animal Body in Pacific Northwest US Dairy Production

Humanistic Psychology and Animal Rights: Reconsidering the Boundaries of the Humanistic Ethic

The Implications of Husbandry Training on Zoo Animal Response Rates

Effects of Social Disruption in Elephants Persist Decades after Culling

New Survey Shows Support for Eating Better Messages

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