Skeptophilia

Any cat owners amongst my readers will undoubtedly know about the strange propensity of cats to climb into boxes.  Apparently it works for c...

Our relationship with our pets has a very long history. We know more about our connection to dogs; we've been keeping dogs (or vice vers...

I've always been an animal lover.  I grew up with dogs, and have had one or more dogs or cats all of my adult life.  Add to that a near-...

For many years we owned two cats, Puck and Geronimo. Imagine two soft, gentle, affectionate, fluffy kitties.  Puck and Geronimo were the exa...

Content warning : this post is about the mistreatment and neglect of animals.  There's nothing graphic or gratuitous, but if you're ...

Ever heard of the cui bono  principle? Cui bono?  is Latin for "who benefits?"  It's been used for centuries as a central ques...

Any cat owners amongst my readers will undoubtedly know about the strange propensity of cats to climb into boxes.  Apparently it works for c...

I ran across two stories yesterday that fall squarely into the "You People Do Realize You Have Bigger Problems To Worry About, Right?...

Springboarding off Saturday's post about non-human animals having emotions, today we're going to look at a study that came out a cou...

Humans have been keeping pets for a very long time. A lot of it now is companionship, and I have to admit that despite Guinness having to ...