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DEAR READERS: While investigations and controversy continue over the origin of the coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, we need to address our continued exploitation and consumption of a... more

DEAR READERS: Cats that were fed a meat-rich diet brought home 36% less wild prey after three months than cats in a control group, and cats given extra playtime brought home 25% less wild prey, resear... more

DEAR DR. FOX: I just have to comment on the recent letter in your column (from T.V.H. in Tulsa) that said spending money on animals is immoral! Having a pet is a great joy, and also a responsibility. ... more

DEAR READERS: With climate change extending our warm seasons, and with the unrelenting chemical runoff from farming facilities, lawns and gardens, some dangerous strains of algae are "blooming" in our... more

DEAR READERS: I have expressed concern about the obesity epidemic in companion animals over several years, as well as raising the issue of epigenetic consequences: how parent-animals' diets and activi... more

DEAR DR. FOX: Our golden retriever has a history of seizures. She was on phenobarbital for two years, which controlled them, but after a recent surgery, it has gotten worse. After five seizures in one... more

DEAR DR. FOX: I so enjoy reading your column, even though I am not a pet owner, and I want to compliment you on the column entitled "Reverence for Life Is Moral Compass." It's such a simple but profou... more

DEAR READERS: Last month, the Idaho Senate approved legislation (SB 1211) allowing the state to hire contractors to kill 90% of the wolves in Idaho -- reducing the current population from an estimated... more

DEAR DR. FOX: I am writing to alert your readers to an important and eye-opening book. In Doug Tallamy's "Nature's Best Hope," the author describes the dire threat to our native insect, bird and plant... more

DEAR DR. FOX: My 8-pound Maltese is 12 years old and had his first seizure this week. And then today he had another one. I read your article that melatonin will benefit a dog with seizures. Is this tr... more

DEAR DR. FOX: If the billions of dollars lavished on Fluffy and Fido's food, toys, dentist and vet bills were spent on humans, the world would be a better place. Massive harm is done by not putting hu... more

DEAR DR. FOX: My cat Sonu died three weeks past. He was only 3 years old. My Sonu was freely roaming, and two dogs attacked him. Then after three days, he died.... more

DEAR READERS: The COVID-19 pandemic has given the public a greater understanding of the nature of compassion fatigue, especially that of front-line health care workers, for whom I have the greatest sy... more