Companion Animals

Research relating to cats, dogs, birds, and other companion animals including rescue, sheltering, adoptions, and population.

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Goodbye, BSL: The Public Is Changing Its Mind About Pit Bulls

Aug 11 2026 Alyssa Hanes

Pit bulls are hounded by a bad reputation in the U.S., and advocates have fought hard to rehabilitate their image. This study suggests it may be working, with more than 300 discriminatory breed-specific laws repealed since 2012. READ MORE

Goodbye, BSL: The Public Is Changing Its Mind About Pit Bulls

Aug 11 2026 Alyssa Hanes

In the Spotlight

Jun 17 2011 | Faunalytics

Help For The Homeless

Homeless women who live with companion animals experience a strong sense of loss when leaving their animals behind, making it vital that homeless shelters consider companion animals in their policy. READ MORE

Jun 15 2011 | Faunalytics

Exotic And Wild Companion Animals: What We (Don’t) Know

Exotic animals have few laws and oversight protecting them, and often suffer greatly not only by being taken from their natural habitats, but from inhumane treatment. READ MORE

Jun 15 2011 | Faunalytics

Animal Liberation Forum Recap

In June 2011, I went to the Animal Liberation Forum, an animal advocacy conference in California, on the behalf of Faunalytics to present our research primers. READ MORE

Jun 14 2011 | Faunalytics

Owners, Guardians, And Owner-Guardians

Between the different groups of “owners”, “guardians” and “owner-guardians” of companion animals, there was a statistically significant difference in their attitudes and behaviors towards their companion animal. READ MORE

Jun 14 2011 | Faunalytics

Results From The Purina Companion Animal Survey

This survey of New Zealand companion animal owners asked respondents if they believed their animals were human-like and whether they had emotions. READ MORE

Jun 12 2011 | Faunalytics

Occupational Stress In Veterinary Nurses

This research found that veterinary nurses are at a high risk for occupational stress and burnout, and even higher levels of stress were found in nurses that had an emotional attachment to companion animals. READ MORE

Jun 4 2011 | Faunalytics

Judgement Bias To Measure Mental State In Dogs

This study has found that in vague scenarios, dogs were less likely to anticipate a food reward over dogs who had not received food rewards. READ MORE

May 26 2011 | Faunalytics

The Precautionary Principle Applied In Pet Cats On Urban Wildlife

Despite the lack of evidence that cats cause damage to urban wildlife, the precautionary principle should be allowed to protect potentially vulnerable wildlife from cats. READ MORE

May 25 2011 | Faunalytics

A Survey Of Veterinarians In The U.S.: Euthanasia And Other End-Of-Life Issues

This survey examined veterinarians’ attitudes towards the euthanasia of companion animals and how to deal with related issues. READ MORE

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