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DEAR READERS: A mother's diet during pregnancy can affect various aspect of the baby's development. One 2020 review looked for possible connections between nutrients and the development of autism. Fro... more

DEAR READERS: While many people are facing food shortages under our current dystopian politics and economics, the critical issue of climate change cannot be denied. We all have agency to help alleviat... more

DEAR READERS: My recent column, "Nihilistic Violent Extremism," calling for the removal of online content about harming animals, described the tip of an iceberg of human depravity. In 2023, Antonio F.... more

DEAR DR. FOX: I read your article on the necessity of keeping cats indoors to prevent the spread of pernicious feline diseases. However, I have a question about your position on barn cats.... more

DEAR READERS: I see the existential crises we are facing today not being simply a consequence of ignorance, but of indifference and denial, compounded by greed. Together they foment spiritual corrupti... more

The insightful article by Mohamud Farah about Somali families in Minnesota balancing their faith with having dogs in their homes (Minneapolis Star Tribune, Oct. 12) underscores the persisting social s... more

An article by former U.S. attorney for Minnesota Andrew M. Luger in the Minneapolis Star Tribune on Oct. 19, 2025, reads: "There's a dangerous new wave of violent extremism in Minnesota: For some, lef... more

DEAR READERS: A recent study noted an increase in diabetes risk associated with certain common emulsifiers. Reposting from everything-healthy.com:... more

DEAR READERS: There should be no doubt that there is currently a war raging against science. The nonprofit Global Witness (globalwitness.org) reports that, since 2012, it has “documented more than 2,2... more

DEAR READERS: I hope readers will consider sending a donation to Veterinarians Without Borders International. This highly reputable organization helps animals in parallel with Doctors Without Borders.... more

DEAR READERS: Please see this update of an important document, as summarized by Nature.com: "Six years ago, the Planetary Health Diet (PHD) was proposed to help optimize human health globally and redu... more

DEAR READERS: It is time to adapt, help all in need, and stop burning fossil fuels. According to a 2024 article on LiveScience.com, “Aridity is now impacting 40% of the world’s agricultural land and 2... more

DEAR READERS: So many states are experiencing their warmest falls ever recorded. The cause is the extreme warming of the North Pacific Ocean, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administ... more

DEAR READERS: President Trump’s so-called “war on woke” includes countless attacks on science. Soon, environmentalists and conservationists protesting the expansion of coal mining may be branded as do... more

DEAR DR. FOX: Your column entitled “Safety, Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccinations” was well balanced, but it gave too much weight to the Joseph Fraiman et al. article published in Vaccine in 2022.... more

DEAR READERS: Regarding the recent news about Tylenol, please see the following write-up from Nature.com, posted Sept. 23:... more

DEAR DR. FOX: I have been reading and enjoying your column for several years, and have read some of your books. How do you deal with all the bad news about what is happening to wildlife and the enviro... more

DEAR READERS: I encourage those who have not seen the 1992 documentary "From the Heart of the World: The Elder Brothers' Warning" to do so. Here is a description from FilmsForAction.org:... more

DEAR READERS: The veterinary profession, for better and for worse, has served the interests of society and the economy for generations as part of the cultural separation of humanity from animality. I ... more

DEAR READERS: Here is an excerpt from the 2025 Policy Book of the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association (uscattlemen.org):... more

DEAR DR. FOX: I appreciate your postings about the risks of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, and you make it quite clear you are not an anti-vaxxer.... more

DEAR DR. FOX: Your post on mRNA vaccines, like Pfizer’s and Moderna’s that saved lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, failed to acknowledge the benefits over the risks. I know you are not against tried... more

DEAR READERS: The Minnesota Star Tribune recently published a letter from Matthew DeBoer, principal of Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, to Vice President J.D. Vance and his wife. In the le... more

DEAR READERS: "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recently identified toxoplasmosis as one of five neglected parasitic infections of people due to its high prevalence," per a report fr... more

DEAR DR. FOX: You hit it out of the park with your recent column, "The Spirituality of Nature, Animal Personhood and our Existential Crisis." When people see parts of themselves in nature, and God in ... more

DEAR READERS: With the development of herbicide-tolerant soybeans, corn and cotton in 1996, the use of glyphosate and glyphosate-based herbicides has increased dramatically -- and globally. It is also... more

DEAR READERS: Please see the following post from the Union of Concerned Scientists:... more

DEAR READERS: Pet surrenders are rising in Chicago, straining shelters and rescues. Chicago Animal Care and Control has seen a significant increase in surrenders, with numbers this year shaping up to ... more