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Star Tribune, “Routine vaccines may cut virus risk,” cites a report from the Minnesota-based Mayo Clinic that was not peer-reviewed.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
DEAR DR. FOX: We have a 3-year-old female German shepherd/whippet mix who rushes to my husband’s side every time he sneezes! She appears to be concerned about him when he sneezes. -- M.S., South Bend,... more
DEAR DR. FOX: I read your recent article concerning the Dutch government’s ban on future breeding of brachycephalic dogs, and wondered about your opinion of breeding dachshunds. Their original purpose... more
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
Pedigree dog critic and welfare advocate Jemima Harrison (pedigreedogsexposed.blogspot.com/2020/05/dutch-ban-short-nosed-dogs-prompts.html) posted on May 30, 2020, that the Netherlands had banned the ... more
DEAR READERS: The Amazon rainforest is one of the “lungs” of our planet, releasing oxygen and helping sequester atmospheric carbon, which combats global warming and climate change. The destruction of ... more
DEAR READERS: On April 27, it was reported that a pug dog belonging to a pediatrician participating in a COVID-19 study at Duke University in North Carolina tested positive for infection with SARS-CoV... more
DEAR READERS: I am disturbed by the frequent appearance on various TV advertisements of flat-faced breeds like the bulldog, French bulldog and pug. They suffer from a human-wrought deformity called br... more
DEAR READERS: We need certain vaccines because of the ways we live and work -- and especially how we raise farmed animals for consumption under crowded and often unsanitary conditions with poor air an... more
DEAR READERS: As we are learning with the COVID-19 pandemic, such pandemics and epidemics from wild and farmed animals can cause millions of human deaths and much suffering, emotionally and socioecono... more
DEAR DR. FOX: We have a 23-year-old female cocker spaniel named Ed. She was just diagnosed with very bad diabetes. It has been a horrific, heartbreaking ordeal.... more
Before being purchased by the German pharmaceutical company Bayer, Monsanto Corp. demanded that I retract my comments about the many health and environmental risks of their herbicide Roundup, which I ... more
DEAR DR. FOX: How dare you bring religion into how we treat animals? Last paragraph from a recent column: “For atheists and agnostics, there can be no denying that other animals possess intelligence .... more
DEAR READERS: Chicago Alderman Brian Hopkins wants to cap the fees pet stores can charge for shelter dogs, in order to close a loophole in an ordinance that allows commercially bred dogs to be sold as... more
DEAR READERS: As summers get hotter and longer with climate change, additional precautions are called for to prevent the horrific, fatal consequences of heat stroke and heat exhaustion. First, of cour... more