261. Companion Animal Statistics, Everything You Did Not Think You Needed to Know...
various estimates of dog and cat populations, focusing on data from the American Association of Pet Product Manufacturers (APPMA). The research provides estimates of 72 million dogs and 82 million cats in U.S. households, with about 60% of
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262. Dying to Learn: Exposing the Supply and Use of Dogs and Cats in Higher Educa...
about the extent to which dogs and cats are used in higher education and the purposes for which they are used, focusing in particular on how these animals are obtained (e.g., through dealers, including biological supply companies, and pounds).
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263. Using Judgement Bias to Measure Positive Affective State in Dogs | HumaneSpo...
observed the behavior of dogs in response to a controlled situation to determine how satisfied or content the dog would be after a food-rewarded event. Researchers concluded that in ambiguously stimulated events, these dogs were less likely to
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264. Companion Animal Adoption Study | HumaneSpot.org
over a 1-year period with dog and cat owners who had adopted their pet through either a (a) Luv-A-Pet location, (b) Adopt-a-thon, or (c) traditional shelter. This article suggests opportunities to improve owners' perceptions of their pets and
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265. CareerBuilder Survey Looks at Pet Owners and Career Paths | HumaneSpot.org
This study found that dog owners were more likely to hold senior management positions, while those reptile owners were the most likely to earn six figures, and bird owners were the most likely to be satisfied with their jobs.
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266. Attachment to Pet Dogs and Depression in Rural Older Adults | HumaneSpot.org
Attachment to Pet Dogs and Depression in Rural Older Adults
Submitted on May 12, 2011 (Original item from 2011)
Companion Animals | Pet Ownership
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267. The 5 Key Challenges Facing Animal Advocates | HumaneSpot.org
(e.g., teens lighting a dog on fire) are obvious and abhorrent to most people, but "institutionalized" animal abuse (e.g., factory farms) is not. The challenge for animal advocates is to demonstrate that these institutional abuses are as bad
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268. 7 Ways to Improve Your Print Materials | HumaneSpot.org
the U.S., that usually means dogs and cats. In 2003, the Fund for Animals was concerned with persuading people to avoid buying and wearing animal fur. HRC worked with the fund to evaluate a set of advertisements and the images that resonated most
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269. AKC Survey Finds Dogs Who Chew Up Household Items Are Most Likely to End Up ...
AKC Survey Finds Dogs Who Chew Up Household Items Are Most Likely to End Up on Santa's Naughty List
Submitted on Dec 24, 2010 (Original item from 2010)
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270. Letting Companion Animals Take the Blame for Environmental Problems | Humane...
the average medium-sized dog on a meat-based diet will eat up to 360 pounds of meat a year—a carbon footprint of about two acres. Cat may also have an infection called toxoplasma gondii, which rarely has negative clinical impacts but can
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