The People Who Are Scared of Dogs
While more people fear snakes or spiders, with dogs everywhere, cynophobia makes everyday public life a constant challenge.
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Our Best Friends
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The Shakespeare Fanatic Who Introduced All of the Bard’s Birds to America
Over 100 years ago, Eugene Schieffelin set out to introduce every bird mentioned in Shakespeare's plays to America. Today, one of those birds is causing irreparable crop damage.
What Do People Look for When Adopting a Dog?
A study of over 2,000 shelter animals investigates, with some surprising results, the physical and behavioral characteristics that help dogs find new homes.
Catch, Fillet, and Sell the Eggs of a Dinosaur: How to Save the Paddlefish
As beluga sturgeon populations dwindle, poachers have descended on the waters of Oklahoma, searching for the source of next-best caviar: the paddlefish. But conservation officials might have found a way to save the prehistoric-looking creatures from a steady decline—they're selling the caviar themselves.
What Does a Typical Animal Hoarder Look Like?
A new study involving more than 1,200 animals attempts to establish a profile of people who have so many pets that they're unable to care for them properly.
Can Animal-Assisted Therapy Be Used to Help At-Risk Boys?
If existing behavioral programs aren’t working, can therapeutic sessions with a dog help kids who have problems at school?
When It Comes to Animal Farms, Sometimes Size Doesn’t Matter
It’s frighteningly common for those who cover food issues to assume that smaller farms are safer farms. They may be happier, but they’re not necessarily healthier, as the recent spread of a devastating disease shows.
Casualties of the Coop
Thousands of abandoned roosters and past-their-prime hens have landed in animal shelters across the country since urban farming took flight.
A Tale of 2 Dog Shows
What America’s most prestigious dog show tells us about our relationship with our canine companions.
Consider the Squirrel
Over 150 years ago, squirrels were imported from the countryside as a way to beautify our urban parks. They taught us important lessons about charity and compassion. And then we turned on them.