Animal Hearted Blog

Can a pet who died visit you in a dream? What spiritual traditions and grief research say, plus what common animal dream scenes are often linked with.

Dog fighting is not legal in Mexico. Article 419 Bis of the Federal Criminal Code, added in 2017, sets six months to five years in prison. Here is what it covers and how it passed.

As of 2022, 23 states and the District of Columbia have laws on dog tethering and chaining. Here is what those laws limit, what chaining does to a dog, and what to do about a chained dog.

Cute Pomeranian pictures, plus the colors and patterns the AKC lists, the face and coat the standard describes, and Queen Victoria's part in the Pom's history.

Nine dog friendly vacation ideas, from Asheville to Gettysburg, with the dog rules that parks, cities and tourism offices publish.

Five animal rights books, from Animal Liberation to Dominion, with the author, first year, and publisher of each and what the publisher says it covers.

What the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study is, which published papers use its dogs, and the sourced cancer numbers for golden retrievers.

Studies disagree about the animals of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. A 2015 census and a 2016 camera survey found wolves, boar, foxes, and deer. A 2020 re-analysis found decreased abundance of mammals.

Dogs can move their left and right ears independently, one border collie learned the names of 1,022 objects, and cats lack a working sweet taste receptor.

FurAlert is gone. This guide covers lost pet apps and sites that still load, first-hours steps from the ASPCA, and microchip registration.

Mimi's official site says its Ikebukuro store has closed. This page has a Tokyo rabbit cafe video from My BB Bunny and what the RSPCA and House Rabbit Society say about picking up and holding rabbits.

A 97 second video of 21 golden retriever puppies playing in a field, with AKC, VCA, and AVSAB facts on puppy play, play biting, and outdoor time before vaccines.