DEAR READERS: This Animal Doctor column covers some human health and well-being issues, especially those affecting children, because humans are animals, too. One important such topic is children's use... more

DEAR READERS: Salmon have been spotted in upstream tributaries of the Klamath River at the California-Oregon border just two months after hydroelectric dams were removed, allowing the river to follow ... more

DEAR READERS: The United States has just voted into office a president who has called climate change “a big hoax.” Researchers and activists across the world have reacted with dismay and anger.... more

DEAR READERS: Please see the below story from Reuters about a promising development.... more

DEAR READERS: The possibility of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. overseeing the nation’s health under the Trump administration caused a media stir, as did his stated intention to get fluoride removed from drink... more

DEAR READERS: My forthcoming book, “One Health: Veterinary, Ethical and Environmental Perspectives,” provides a detailed review of what is known about the sentience of plants and animals. The universa... more

DEAR READERS: The main issues in America’s presidential election, aside from women’s rights, were the state of the economy, the rising cost of living and the number of immigrants seeking refuge in the... more

DEAR READERS: Many of you have lawns and gardens, and may be using pesticides and chemical fertilizers that are harmful to us, to our animal companions and to wildlife. Douglas W. Tallamy’s book "Natu... more

DEAR READERS: Physicians, nutritionists and chefs need to wise up and stop promoting salmon as a “health food.” The "mass suffering" on Scottish salmon farms, as reported by Josh Loeb in the British V... more

DEAR DR. FOX: Why are captive hunting facilities or shooting preserves still allowed? In today’s paper, there was an article about a rancher who cloned giant sheep for shooting preserves. (He was fine... more

DEAR READERS: With the precipitous global decline in wildlife and biodiversity, the hearts of some are hardening with indifference, while others are breaking. The plights of political, economic and en... more

DEAR READERS: This is another excerpt from my work-in-progress book, “PAN: People, Animals and Nature -- Restoring Our Sacred Connections.”... more

DEAR READERS: Along with people and their companion animals, farmed animals also suffer during extreme weather events. In the national media coverage of the recent catastrophic storms and floods that ... more