November 19, 2020
Weekly News Roundup 11/13 to 11/19
This week: A protein that protects against Lyme disease, a clue to the cause of canine lung disease, and the pandemic leads to pet theft in the UK.
November 19, 2020
This week: A protein that protects against Lyme disease, a clue to the cause of canine lung disease, and the pandemic leads to pet theft in the UK.
December 02, 2020
This week: Escaped minks could spread coronavirus to people in Denmark, face masks pose a health risk to animals in an unusual way, and veterinary colleges save exotics.
December 03, 2020
Between 1979 and 2015, 398 veterinarians died by their own hands. Talking about depression can help. Or, in this case, posting about it.
December 31, 2020
When people first started worrying about what species besides humans could catch COVID, ferrets weren’t top of mind for most—except for a group of scientists in Colorado working feverishly to save a species nobody was even sure was at risk: the black-footed ferret.
February 25, 2021
She started out painting surfboards. Then COVID came, and she discovered a way to marry art with veterinary medicine.
March 18, 2021
This week: The first known COVID UK variant in animals turns up in Texas, 30 years and counting for the most popular dog breed in the US, and mouse embryos are growing—but not where you’d expect.
April 14, 2021
Even in a postpandemic world, will we ever kick curbside to the curb? “The majority of folks I've spoken to are eager to eliminate curbside as soon as they can,” said veterinary consultant Josh Vaisman.
June 01, 2021
Scientists have long known—and the public is learning—that coronavirus outbreaks aren’t rare, and it’s likely that we can expect a new one to pop up and jump from animals to people every 10 years or so. One just did.
November 12, 2021
New research suggests that outdoor cats may be leaving an unwelcome “gift” behind while out on their rambles—in the form of a potentially deadly parasite.
May 17, 2022
Are people more likely to feel empathy for animals, or for humans? The answer is complicated, but it boils down to a question of context.