latestAugust 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 24, 2020

‘Paralanguage’: Sounds We Share With Other Animals

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

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Star Tribune, “Routine vaccines may cut virus risk,” cites a report from the Minnesota-based Mayo Clinic that was not peer-reviewed.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 16, 2020

More Concerns About Extreme Genetic Deformities in Dogs

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

August 09, 2020

Saving the Amazon Forest -- And America’s Environment

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

July 27, 2020

Religion and Animals

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

July 20, 2020

Dutch Government's Ban on Breeding Flat-Faced Dogs

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

July 19, 2020

Herbicides Cost Lives and 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

July 13, 2020

Preventing Hot Dog Calamities

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

July 06, 2020

When to Say Goodbye and Stop Treatments

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

June 29, 2020

Ethical, Humane Accountability for Pet Stores

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

June 28, 2020

Vaccinations: Needs, Risks and Benefits

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

June 22, 2020

Flat-Faced Dogs Are Suffering

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

June 07, 2020

Post-Coronavirus Pandemic: Opportunities and Probabilities

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

May 25, 2020

Reducing Coronavirus Risk in Cats and Dogs

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

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