Pets and their owners make music together.
Collateral Damage Pets Get a Rescue Plan
The Animal Rescue League (ARL) of Boston plans to try to keep a roof over the heads of the Boston area’s animals, offering anyone now facing eviction due to Covid-related income loss the chance to temporarily put their furry friends up in a foster home.
Re-homing Laboratory Dogs
Researchers monitored the success of re-homing 16 laboratory beagles in 2015-2018. The study revealed that the development of house training skills could be supported by care arrangements at the laboratory animal facilities.
Pets, the Lock-Down, and Mental Health
The results of a new study revealed that sharing a home with a pet appeared to act as a buffer against human psychological stress during lock-down.
Feed Indoor Cats Just Once a Day: Study
A team of animal nutrition specialists found that feeding cats one large meal a day may help control hunger better than feeding them several times a day.
Working Dogs vs Pet Dogs Health: Study
A new study of search and rescue dogs showed little difference in longevity or cause of death between dogs at the disaster site and dogs in a control group. The study revealed that dogs that participated in search-and-rescue efforts following 9/11 lived a similar length of time, on average, compared to a control group of search-and-rescue dogs and outlived their breed-average life spans. There was also no discernible difference in the dogs’ cause of death.
Rats Emotional Responses Revealed in Vocalizations
New research revealed that the vocalizations made by rats in response to tickling are an accurate reflection of their emotional experience and something which is easy to measure.
Female Friends Help Male Baboons Live Longer
A new study revealed that female friendships may actually help male baboons live longer lives.
Orphaned Chimps, Like Humans, can Suffer
Chimpanzees, like their human counterparts, can suffer from being orphaned at a young age.
Loss of a Pet Can Trigger Mental Health Problems in Kids
According to new research the death of a family pet can trigger a sense of grief in children that is profound and prolonged, and can potentially lead to subsequent mental health issues.
Technology will Help Save Rhinos from Poachers
According to the results of a new study interactive software that ‘reads’ and analyzes footprints left by black rhinoceroses can be used to monitor the movements of the animals in the wild, giving conservationists a new way to keep watch on the endangered species and help keep it safe from poachers.
Slower Growing Chickens are Healthier, Have More Fun
New evidence from an independent commercial scale farm trial has shown that slower growing broiler chickens are healthier and have more fun than conventional breeds of birds.
