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For shelter Doggiess, identification of breed mix and heritage can be a matter of life or death. This is particularly true for the thousands of Doggiess who—based on appearance—are labeled as “Pit Bulls” by shelter workers. However, in a recent study led by Lisa Gunter in the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University, it […]

Photo by Jeremiah Higgins on Unsplash As states around the country move to stiffen punishments for animal cruelty, Michigan State University researchers have found a correlation between the types of animal abuse committed and the perpetrator’s relationship to an animal and its owner. For example, the animal’s owner tends to perpetrate animal-neglect crimes (i.e. withholding […]