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High Aflatoxin Levels In Wild Bird Feed
January 1, 2007 — Wild birdseed contained higher levels of aflatoxins and other mycotoxins than any other kind of pet food analyzed in studies done around the world, a new review of those studies reports in an article ... > full story -
Pet Owners Are Sick More Often And Exercise Less Than Other Working-Aged People, Study Finds
December 27, 2006 — A common perception is that pet owner is a young person who is full of action, exercises a lot, and actively plays with a pet, particularly with a dog. The reality is different, ... > full story -
Wolves Are Suffering Less From Inbreeding Than Expected
December 21, 2006 — Increasing levels of inbreeding is a threat against the viability of the Scandinavian wolf population. A study just coming out in the new journal PLoS ONE now demonstrates that inbreeding is not ... > full story -
Sniffers Show That Humans Can Track Scents, And That Two Nostrils Are Better Than One
December 19, 2006 — Do animals use their two nostrils to locate scents in the same way they use two ears to locate sounds? UC Berkeley neuroscientists Noam Sobel and Jess Porter set out to test that question, using ... > full story -
Infants Wheeze Less In Homes With Multiple Dogs
November 30, 2006 — Living in a home with multiple dogs may help reduce an infant's risk for developing wheezing in the first year of life, according to new research from the University of Cincinnati. The researchers, ... > full story -
New Therapeutic Hope For Degenerative Disc Disease
November 29, 2006 — For some domestic mammals, including sheep, goats and dogs, the occurrence of degenerative disc disease is extremely rare. Intrigued by this fact and how it might apply to humans, researchers in ... > full story -
Why Wolves Are Not Dispersing As Fast As Expected In Yellowstone
November 1, 2006 — The slow dispersal rate of wolves in Yellowstone National Park had stumped researchers across North America until a team of mathematical biologists at the University of Alberta recently solved the ... > full story -
Dogs And Smog Don't Mix: Pets In Homes May Lead To Increased Rates Of Bronchitis In Children
August 29, 2006 — A new study from USC researchers suggests that having a dog in the home may worsen the response to air pollution of a child with ... > full story -
Contagious Cancer In Dogs Confirmed; Origins Traced To Wolves Centuries Ago
August 11, 2006 — The source of a cancer that affects dogs around the world has been traced by scientists and vets at UCL (University College London) to a single wolf or dog, which probably lived in China or Siberia ... > full story -
Constant Din Of Barking Causes Stress, Behavior Changes In Dogs In Shelters
July 26, 2006 — If your neighbor's barking dog drives you crazy, pity the employees of the nation's animal shelters, where the noise produced by howling, barking and yapping dogs often exceeds that produced by a ... > full story
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