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A recent survey suggests healthcare facilities should standardize their guidelines for safety when it comes to therapy animals. Researchers from the Tufts Institute for Human-Animal Interaction at Tufts University surveyed eldercare facilities, hospitals, and therapy animal organizations on their existing policies related to animal-assisted intervention (AAI) programs.

A cat who looks particularly grumpy or sweet doesn’t seem to be more likely to get adopted. But a cat who rubs up against toys or furniture is more likely to get a home.

While ancient Egyptians might not have been the first to domesticate cats, they could be the reason behind the spread of cats across Europe and Asia. Ancient Egyptian culture and artwork has shown us time and again how popular and revered cats were in their society.

Researchers have developed a questionnaire that could help evaluate whether puppies will be a good match for guide dog programs. Finding out whether dogs will be a good fit in service programs is a priority for organizations that train and place dogs because the cost in training them is so high.

Researchers already use canine mammary tumors to help study breast cancer in humans. But a new study aimed to determine how comparable the tumors are in a specific type of cancer.

Dogs have a concept of fairness, but they probably didn’t get it from people. Having a concept of fairness and equity is thought of as a human trait, but it might not be as exclusive to humans as previously thought.

People have been selectively breeding dogs for thousands of years. A new find on the island of Zhokhov near Siberia suggests that timeline may stretch back further than previously thought.

A new predictive model suggests that data can provide accurate predictions for the prevalence of Lyme disease in dogs. This information can not only help veterinarians get an idea of the risk dogs they treat are subject to, but give an idea of the risk of Lyme disease to the human population as well.

Researchers at Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary tested whether people can identify the context of a dog’s growl. They used three different natural situations: dogs at play, dogs guarding food, and dogs faced with a stranger.

The largest study of dog DNA to date tracks how dog breeds changed due to time and human migration. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health published the results of their genetic study on April 25 in Cell Reports.