The first thing to understand about pain is that it’s an emotional response. The signal that the body has been damaged is sent to the brain via the nervous system.
Americans love their pets, spending more than US$70 billion last year on their beloved companions. This far exceeds the $7 billion spent on legal marijuana, and $32 billion on pizza, just for two examples.
If your dog has been alive and kicking its paws about for a decade, the widely held belief is that it has aged as much as a human would have done by the grand old age of 70.
By 2030, 60% of the world’s population will live in cities, while one in three will share their city with at least half a million other inhabitants.
- By Jane Hamlett
Britain was the first country in the world to start a welfare charity for animals, as early as 1824. Now, almost 20m cats and dogs have a loving place in the country’s homes, and almost one in two households is accompanied by a furry, scaly, or feathered friend.
- By Lauren Finka
They say that eyes are windows to the soul. Indeed, research suggests this might also be true for our four-legged friends.
- By Bronwyn Orr
If you think your dog looks stressed out, it might be your own stress levels that are affecting your pet pooch.
Feeling lonely? A dog may help. Our research out today confirms what many dog owners already know: dogs are great companions that can help you to feel less lonely.
- By Jon Sandifer
In traditional cultures, space clearing, or having your home blessed, has always been considered a vital measure when moving into a new home. In the West, it is more likely to be linked to having a good spring clean, a housewarming party or to have your local priest bless the home.
Many people will be celebrating Halloween here in the US…and around this time of year, I often get questions about how our companion animals feel about wearing clothes and costumes...
Raw food for dogs is a growing trend, but drug-resistant bacteria in the raw food can transfer to the pets—and to humans, too.
A startling phenomenon occurs after a bushfire tears through a landscape. From the blackened soil springs an extraordinary natural revival – synchronised germination that carpets the landscape in flowers and colour.
- By Daniel Allen
Dog theft has a devastating impact on people and families and is a known gateway to animal cruelty and extortion. Yet very few criminals get caught, let alone charged.
When I answer my office phone as an extension vegetable specialist, from time to time it’s someone asking how they can get recognition for growing a huge tomato, possibly the biggest one ever.
- By Ranjan Datta
About eight years ago, 10 families (including mine) and others started a small community garden in Saskatoon.
- By Brian Fagan
Groucho Marx once joked, “Anything that can’t be done in bed isn’t worth doing at all."
Bringing pet dogs into the workplace is becoming increasingly common.
- By Dirk Hebel
Bamboo, a common grass which can be harder to pull apart than steel, has the potential to revolutionise building construction throughout the world.
- By Yvonne Black
Spending time in outdoors, taking time out of the everyday to surround yourself with greenery and living things can be one of life’s great joys – and recent research also suggest it’s good for your body and your brain.
- By Jacob Beck
Sarah, “the world’s smartest chimp,” died in July 2019, just before her 60th birthday.
Anyone who has traveled across multiple time zones and suffered jet lag will understand just how powerful our biological clocks are
Connecting with animals involves so much more than petting, grooming, rewarding, or feeding. Connecting in a profound way strengthens the inseparable bond we already have with our animal friends. For me, the deep bond enables me to understand animals better, on every single level: behaviorally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually.