Covid-Sniffing Working Dogs

Dogs operating out of a university clinic in Bangkok are part of a global corps of dogs being trained to sniff out Covid-19 in people.

Toxic Chemicals Uncovered in Flea Control Products: Study

Leading flea-control products have been found to be infested with toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’.

Pet Food Junkies: Addictive Additives in Commercially Processed Pet Food

Pets are now seemingly addicted to their commercially processed pet food. The stories are everywhere. And it is not just our imagination…

High Levels of Toxic Fire Retardant, PFAS and PCB Chemicals Detected in Killer Whales

A new study has revealed that toxic chemicals PBDE, PFAS and PCBs are in the bodies of killer whales.

Dangerously Cute: Bushbabies Threatened by Pet Trade

Bushbabies are cute as a button and some people keep them as pets, which has put these little creatures at risk from the underground pet trade industry.

Toxic PFAS Chemical Found in Sea Lions and Fur Seal Pups

Researchers have recently discovered that toxic PFAS chemical (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) that the NSW government has recently partially banned…

Therapy Dogs Help Stressed College Students Get Sharper

According to the results of a new study, programs exclusively focused on petting therapy dogs improved stressed-out students’ thinking and planning skills more effectively than programs that included traditional stress-management information.

Renting with Pets: Resources for Tenants and Landlords

FIREPAW’s Companion Animal Renter’s Program [CARP] was recently referred to readers by a Washington Post op-ed written by award-winning journalist S.E. Smith. It was a piece about the reported spike in post-pandemic pet dumping in which, rather than pointing fingers at the pet-owners, the author offers more expansive, socio-cultural contextual factors as explanations for pet abandonment in the U.S. Read on for Resources for Tenants and Landlords…Rental Housing and Pets…