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Advice from Tufts veterinarians on dealing with all things lumpy, bumpy, red and splotchy on your pet’s skin
View ArticleAnimals as Healers
There’s much more to pet therapy than simply showing up with a friendly dog
View ArticleWith concerns about mercury poisoning, is it safe to give canned tuna to cats...
Cailin Heinze, a veterinary nutritionist and assistant professor at the Cummings School, responds
View ArticlePet Safety Tip: Keep cats away from Easter lilies
Emergency Room veterinarians at the Foster Hospital for Small Animals at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University are warning pet owners that Easter lilies can cause kidney...
View ArticleCan dogs help kids lose weight?
Health Canal Research on the effect of pets on motivating childhood weight loss, led by Deborah Linder, has been awarded funding from the National Institutes of Health. This is a Tufts-generated news...
View ArticleFancy food? Your cat is probably OK with the basic stuff
USA Today Lisa Freeman talks about how little impact expensive pet food has on actual animal nutrition. Read full story here:...
View ArticleDo our pets need Prozac? Are we making them feel better, or ourselves?
Salon.com Nicolas Dodman argues that psychopharmaceutical drugs are good for pets. Read full story here:...
View ArticleCaring for Animals May Make Teens Better Adults
Having a pet can boost kids’ engagement with the world around them. Pets help us feel connected to others and the world around us, study finds.
View ArticlePets can help stressed children
Dubuque Telegraph Herald (Iowa) A Tufts study found that having pets has important benefits for children from military families. Read full story here:...
View ArticleAnimal Instinct
Tufts scientists seek to put some evidence behind what we intuitively know is a wonderful thing: our special relationship with the animals in our lives.
View ArticleGifts for your pet this holiday season
Pets need gifts too! Here are some ideas to give your pet this holiday season to make him feel loved all year through! Fetching stick Personalized pet tags Pet toys: plush toys and chew toys Pet...
View ArticleMarker-Based Training: An Evolving Technology You Can Use Now
Thursday, February 26, 2015 12 PM – 1 PM Part of the Animal Matters Seminar Series from the Center for Animals and Public Policy View recorded seminar here Speaker: Karen Pryor Founder, Karen Pryor...
View ArticleThe Healing Power of Pets: Fact, Fiction or Somewhere In Between?
Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 12 PM – 1 PM Part of the Animal Matters Seminar Series from the Center for Animals and Public Policy Speaker: Hal Herzog, PhD Professor of Psychology, Western Carolina...
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Parrot Orphanage: Leave It To Rhode Island
WGBH News March 17, 2016 Danika Oriol-Morway, MS, alumna from the Masters in Animals and Public Policy (MAPP) program and Sanctuary Director for Foster Parrots’ New England Exotic Wildlife Sanctuary...
View ArticleThe Power of Entangled Empathy, and its Challenges
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at 12 PM – 1 PM Part of the Animal Matters Seminar Series presented by Tufts Center for Animals and Public Policy with Tufts Student Association for Veterinary Ethics...
View ArticleMegan Ballou
Master’s in Animals and Public Policy (MAPP) Candidate 2017 Education: B.S., Biology with Environmental Science minor, Stonehill College, 2016 What were you doing before entering the MAPP program? I...
View ArticlePietro Castelli
Master’s in Animals and Public Policy (MAPP) Candidate 2017 Education: BA in History, University of Vermont, 2011 Prior to MAPP After a childhood spent largely outside of Philadelphia, Pietro graduated...
View ArticleMayra Bermeo
Master’s in Animals and Public Policy (MAPP) Candidate 2017 Education: B.A., Biology, Wells College, 2013 Position just prior to MAPP: Veterinary Assistant/ Office Manager for the International Animal...
View ArticleCourtney Glotzer
Master’s in Animals and Public Policy (MAPP) Candidate 2017 Education: B.S., Animal Science, Pre-vet concentration, University of Vermont, 2016 What were you doing before entering the MAPP program? I...
View ArticleBioethics and Advanced Care of Companion Animals: Reflections from a...
Thursday, February 2, 2017 at 12 PM – 1 PM Part of the Animal Matters Seminar Series presented by Tufts Center for Animals and Public Policy with Tufts Student Association for Veterinary Ethics (SAVE)...
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