DEAR READERS: There is a flesh-eating fungus in the soils of California, Arizona and other states in the region -- and likely to spread elsewhere, due to climate change -- called Coccidioides. It caus... more

DEAR DR. FOX: My cousin feeds her dog the "BARF" diet -- Bones And Raw Foods, mainly beef, chicken and turkey -- and is encouraging us to do the same for our two dogs. What is your opinion? -- H.M., T... more

Per a Nov. 16 news release from Reuters, "The European Union will extend glyphosate’s authorization for 10 years, even though its member states failed to agree over the active ingredient in Bayer AG’s... more

DEAR DR. FOX: You will be interested in this recent article from The Guardian, featuring an interview with John Vaillant, author of "Fire Weather: A True Story From a Hotter World."... more

DEAR READERS: You may recall my earlier column this year detailing the plight of racehorses collapsing while racing from limb fractures, bleeding from the lungs and even dying from heart attacks. Now,... more

DEAR READERS: Below is a report from nonprofit organization As You Sow, originally published Nov. 8, which I encourage all to read.... more

DEAR DR. FOX: I wish you would write about something I find shocking: the way some people jerk on their dogs’ leashes when they are out walking them. This must cause some harm to the dogs.... more

DEAR READERS: Please read this news release from the Center for Food Safety (CFS) about a recent victory for organic standards and animal welfare.... more

DEAR READERS: “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind” is the famous and timely statement of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. The human death and injury tolls we are witnessing in Ukraine, Palestine... more

DEAR READERS: Reporter Dennis Anderson’s article “Preparation the key to fun, safe deer opener” (Star Tribune, Nov. 3) omitted an important public health warning: Deer can be infected with the COVID-1... more

DEAR READERS: Around Halloween every year, we encounter the notion that black cats symbolize bad luck. One origin of this misguided belief: In the 13th century, Pope Gregory IX declared that black cat... more

DEAR DR. FOX: I enjoyed your series on beef and the urgent need to change our eating habits. You mentioned the extermination of the buffalo/bison, and I wonder if you saw Ken Burns' two-part series “T... more

DEAR DR. FOX: What is going on? I am heartbroken that I have lost my second boxer, Molly, an 8-year-old spayed dog, to incurable cancer. I go online and it makes me sick to read about so many kinds of... more

DEAR READERS: This the third in a three-part series about the cattle industry’s continuing assaults on wildlands, wildlife and biodiversity, as well as its contributions to climate change and risks to... more

DEAR DR. FOX: I want to call your attention to a recent article by Trisha Pasricha about letting your dog give you "kisses" on the face. What she writes contradicts what I read in one of your columns ... more

DEAR READERS: This is Part 2 of a planned three-part series on the harms of the cattle industry.... more

DEAR READERS: President Joe Biden has vetoed two Republican-drafted bills that would have reversed federal protections for the lesser prairie chicken and the northern long-eared bat under the Endanger... more

DEAR READERS: This is Part 1 of a planned three-part series on this issue.... more

DEAR READERS: Many wild and domesticated animal species have served us in myriad ways for millennia, in times of both peace and war.... more

DEAR READERS: When big fish eat little fish contaminated with pollutants, these chemicals accumulate in their bodies. This is called the food chain effect, and it occurs in farmed animals that aren't ... more

DEAR DR. FOX: I would like to know if your homemade food recipe for cats would need any changes if urinary crystals are a problem for the animal.... more

DEAR DR. FOX: What you think of trophy hunting? I would appreciate your informed opinion. -- DR. A.J.T.J., Dehradun, India... more

DEAR READERS: Republicans funded by Big Agribusiness are trying to pass a farm bill that includes the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act. This act was introduced by a number of legislato... more

DEAR READERS: According to a scientific study by Scott J. McGrane and associates, cats have receptors in their taste buds that detect umami, the savory flavor found in meat -- and tuna in particular. ... more

DEAR DR. FOX: The new NexGard Combo topical treatment for cats appears to have caused horrific problems for my 15-year-old cat, Whitey.... more

DEAR READERS: The following is a post from pet food safety advocate Susan Thixton of truthaboutpetfood.com regarding Martha Stewart's new line of pet foods.... more

DEAR READERS: This is a sensitive topic that all animal lovers must consider, since our animal companions do not live forever.... more

DEAR READERS: On occasion, I am struck by what is happening to some animal species we take for granted -- or even view with revulsion. One such animal is the crow.... more