Researchers studied the tendency to anthropomorphize companion animals as it is related to relationship behaviors (communication and making up) people have with their pets and their experiences of using the pet as social support.
Category: Animal-Human Connections
Fat or Fit? Don’t Rely on Pet-owners to Know: Study
Researchers evaluate pet-owners’ misperceptions about how overweight their pets are.
Dog Owners 40 Percent Less Likely to get Dementia: Study
A new study has demonstrated that dog ownership can reduce the odds of disabling dementia by as much as 40 percent.
Human Activities Disturb Dolphins: Study
A new study has recorded and analyzed the behavior and movement patterns of bottlenose dolphins in the presence and absence of human vessel activity.
How Brief Outings, Temporary Fostering Affects Shelter Dogs: Study
A new study has found that outings and temporary fostering stays increased shelter dogs’ likelihood of adoption by five and over 14 times, respectively.
Who should speak for animals?
A study examining what it means to speak for animals and who can reliably represent animal interests.
Rescued Endangered Tortoise Comes to say Thank You!
A remarkable experience occurs after rescuing an endangered desert tortoise…
Pets Get Smarter with Age: Survey
A new survey of 2,000 dog and cat owners looked at the experiences of having younger and senior pets.
Cats Recognize when Owners are Speaking to Them: Study
Cats can recognize when their owners are speaking directly to them, and they give off definitive behavioral signs when that happens.
6 Signs Your Cat Loves You: Expert
An animal behaviorist lays out some strong signs of affection your kitty is probably trying to communicate with you.
Dogs can Smell When You are Stressed
According to a new scientific study dogs can smell when humans are under stress.
Learn what your cat is saying app
A new cat translator app reportedly helps cat owners decipher what their pets are trying to tell them.
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