latestMarch 07, 2021

SARS-CoV-2 Warning for Ferret Owners and Breeders

DEAR READERS: The coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic is notable in that infected people can infect other animals -- mink, in particular. And infected mink can infect people with new str... more

August 30, 2020

Keep Animals in Our Politics

DEAR DR. FOX: I have been reading your Animal Doctor columns for years, and I am so glad you have been showing how politics can harm animals as well as the environment. We should all be involved. You ... more

August 23, 2020

An Egregious Error In Promoting Vaccinations?

DEAR READERS: The front-page article in July 30’s Minnesota Star Tribune, “Routine vaccines may cut virus risk,” cites a report from the Minnesota-based Mayo Clinic that was not peer-reviewed. It stat... more

August 03, 2020

U.N. Report: Framework for Preventing Zoonotic Diseases

DEAR READERS: A rise in zoonotic (animal-to-human) diseases is being driven by environmental degradation, according to a report by the United Nations Environment Program and the International Livestoc... more

August 02, 2020

America’s Isolationism and the Coronavirus Pandemic

DEAR READERS: A pandemic is defined as “an epidemic occurring worldwide, or over a very wide area, crossing international boundaries and usually affecting a large number of people” (“A Dictionary of E... more

July 12, 2020

Facing Our Singular and Collective Inhumanity

DEAR READERS: I am sickened by the daily news reports -- as well as the long history -- of our cruel mistreatment of our own kind, and of other species. The all-too-common phrases “treated like an ani... more

June 14, 2020

Coronavirus Issues Continue

DEAR READERS: Authorities in the United Kingdom -- like those in the United States and most other countries -- have not managed this pandemic following the four pillars of disease control, say two U.K... more

June 08, 2020

Cats and SARS-CoV-2 Infections

DEAR READERS: Cats infected experimentally with SARS-CoV-2 transmitted the virus to other cats, researchers reported in The New England Journal of Medicine. But the cats did not develop clinical signs... more

May 31, 2020

More Coronavirus Comments

DEAR READERS: The coronavirus is capable of mutation to increase infectivity and multiplication -- currently in the human species, but I fear that other species exposed to infected humans may be next.... more

May 24, 2020

Companion Animal Care During the Pandemic

DEAR DR. FOX: We have noticed a change in our pets’ behavior during this “stay at home” period, and have talked to others who say the same. Our cat is more vocal and always wants to be near us, wherea... more

May 17, 2020

Coronavirus Update

DEAR READERS: On April 22, two cats in New York belonging to different owners tested positive for infection with the coronavirus after showing signs of a mild respiratory infection. The owner of one c... more

May 10, 2020

More On Coronavirus

DEAR READERS: The COVID-19 pandemic, while bringing out some of the best and worst aspects of human nature, has exposed the vulnerable underbelly of modern civilization. This underbelly -- beneath the... more

May 04, 2020

Commenting on COVID-19

DEAR DR. FOX: I applaud your recent article on COVID-19. You have rightly identified one of the root causes of this disease, as well as many other zoonotic diseases: our invasion of the natural world,... more

April 26, 2020

Coronavirus Pandemic: Who Is To Blame?

DEAR READERS: The CDC states: ”Zoonotic diseases are very common, both in the United States and around the world. Scientists estimate that more than 6 out of every 10 known infectious diseases in peop... more

April 19, 2020

Coronaviruses, Food Safety and Animal Cruelty

DEAR READERS: As you may be aware, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is in the same category as the one responsible for the epidemic of SARS (Sudden Onset Respiratory Syndrome) in the early 2000s. ... more

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