- Do Therapy Dogs Suffer from Stress When They Are Working? (Psychology Today)
- Several states crack down 'fake' service animals (USA Today)
- Michael Jackson's chimp Bubbles is an artist & having an exhibition (Daily Mail)
- Therapy animals are everywhere. Proof that they help is not. (The Washington Post)
- Pet Insurance Is Now the Hottest Employee Benefit (Fortune)
- The Dog in the Dentist’s Chair, and Other Workplace Pets (The New York Times)
- The Internet Is Freaking Out Over This Painting Shiba Inu - Creators (Vice)
Companionship
- More Truths About Dog People (Psychology Today)
- Dogs Experience Profound Personality Changes As They Age (Study Finds)
- Do Dogs Actually Enjoy Making Us Feel Better? (Science Alert)
- Are Americans Too Attached to Their Pets? (National Review)
- Homeless people on their pets: 'She saved me as much as I saved her' (The Guardian)
- Can having a dog help you live longer? (PBS)
- Pets Are Good For Us—But Not In The Ways We Think They Are (National Geographic)
- People Really Do Love Dogs More Than Humans, Says New Study (Science Alert)
- Why The Homeless Need Their Pets (Good)
- Cats Care About People More Than Food, New Study Finds (Time)
Grief
- Losing a dog can be harder than losing a relative or friend (The Conversation)
- After Losing Her Dog, This Woman Created This Heartbreaking Comic, And Now We’re Crying (Bored Panda)
- It can be harder to lose a dog than a relative or friend — here's why (Business Insider)
- Getting Over Rover: Why the Loss of a Dog Can Be Devastating (Psychology Today)
Health
- Dog therapy: What I’ve learned overseeing 60 canine campus team (The Conversation)
- Does exposure to animals during childhood buffer the body's response to stress as adults? (The Los Angeles Times)
- Pets Don't Improve Children's Mental Or Physical Health (Santa Monica Patch)
- Getting a Dog May Save Your Life, Especially If You’re Single (Bloomberg)
- Large Study Finds Pet Owners Are Different (Psychology Today)
- These states have the fattest pets — and they might surprise you (The Kansas City Star)
Social Stratification
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The Odd Demography of Loving Pets: Sex, Money, and Race (Psychology Today)
- Police Dogs and Anti-Black Violence (African American Intellectual History Society)
- Whose best friend? How gender and stereotypes can shape our relationship with dogs (The Conversation)
Human Ecology
- Humans cause wild critters to adopt the night life (Mercury News)
- Fido And Fluffy Are Ruining The Environment (Hollywood Patch)
Abandonment
- No 'Easy Answer' To Growing Number Of Stray Dogs In The U.S. (NPR)
- Michigan Dog Hospice Gives Unwanted Senior Pups a Place to Be Loved and Adored (People)
Legal
- Photographer Wins Monkey Selfie Copyright Case (Peta Pixel)
- Court Rules Orangutan Held In Argentina Zoo Is ‘Non-Human Person’ And Can Be Freed (Huffington Post)
- New York court rules that Tommy the chimp is not a ‘person’ (Washington Post)
- Lawyer heads to N.Y. Supreme Court to argue chimpanzees deserve rights (NBC News)
Communication
- Koko The Gorilla Dies; Redrew The Lines Of Animal-Human Communication (NPR)
- Swedish Startup Uses AI to Figure Out What Dolphins Talk About (Bloomberg)
- This Music Makes Dogs Happiest (The Telegraph)
- How Much Do Cats and Dogs Remember? (Live Science)
- Do Dogs Ever Lie to or Try to Deceive People? (Psychology Today)