Calling an animal a ‘pest’ can sometimes cause more harm to people than the animal itself.
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Americans treat pets like family. So why do many people not know how to support friends and family when they lose a beloved pet?
A focus on financial compensation for subjects of ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ overshadowed the need to examine storytelling conventions and creative practices in contemporary documentary filmmaking.
A scholar of law and humanities compares bans on dogs with any pit bull genes to “one drop” laws that once classified people with even a single Black ancestor as Black.
COVID-19 has been found in wild, captive and domesticated animals. To understand and combat the disease, a One Health approach that considers human, animal and environmental factors is essential.
Spending time with therapy dogs is a popular way for students to reduce their stress but new research informs us about how to get the most out of interactions.
The treatment of the horse Saint Boy has ignited fierce discussion about horses in modern pentathlon, and reanimated ethical debates about horses’ jobs beyond the Olympics.
With their prominent foreheads, low eye position and rounded body, koalas can seem almost baby-like. But is that enough to save them?
The ways in which humans connect with animals relate to how we interact with other humans. Understanding these relationships can help inform more inclusive societies.
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PhD Candidate, Media Studies, Western University
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Professor, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia
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Professor, Management and Organizational Studies, Huron University College and Coordinator of Animal Ethics and Sustainability Leadership, Western University
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Assistant Professor of Science and Technology Studies, Wesleyan University
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Professor of English, Robert Penn Warren Professor in the Humanities, and Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University
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Adjunct Professor, Southern Cross University
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Associate Professor of Anthrozoology, University of Windsor
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Professor, Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Professor, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, Trinity College