SF SPCA
Animal Update: DNA Unlocking Links Between Dogs, Wolves
Researchers have begun to pinpoint the evolution of dogs from wolves by using genetic sequencing.
Animal Update: Kitten Season
Each year, we talk about kitten season – when shelters become full of orphaned or otherwise surrendered cats.
Animal Update: Tax Deduction For Foster Pet Parents
A judge recently ruled that pet “foster parents” can tax deduct expenses such as food and medicine.
Animal Update: Medical Alert Dogs
Strange but true, dogs’ scenting abilities can help humans with medical needs.
Animal Update: OCD in Pets
With animals, we don’t necessarily know what they’re thinking. Still, we see compulsive behavior by our four-legged friends.
Animal Update: Domestic Violence Protection Orders For Pets
More and more states are starting to include pets in domestic violence protection orders, which raises the question – are pets often abused in homes with domestic violence problems?
Animal Update: Advances In Lyme Disease Research
What is Lyme Disease – and just how big of a problem is it?
Animal Update: Contagious Yawning
A bit of an unusual topic but a fun one, too: humans often will yawn when we see somebody else yawn. Animals, believe it or not, may do the same.
Animal Update: Macy’s Holiday Windows
It’s an exciting time of year for the people who make up the San Francisco SPCA, who are embarking on an annual tradition: Macy’s Holiday Windows at Union Square.
Animal Update: Can You Make Your Pet Sick?
It’s well known that swine flu and bird flu can be transmitted from animals to people, but is the reserve true? Can an owner make his pet sick?
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