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Prison-Based Dog Training Programs has demonstrated rehabilitative impacts for inmates. In this qualitative study, both perceived facility-wide benefits and personal benefits were reported by participants at four locations. tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…

Just in time for Women in Science Day, our team's new publication on #pets, #teenagers, and #COVID is out today in Anthrozoös Journal! (with thanks to co-authors Erin K @EliHalbreich) HABRI Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine 🐕🐈🐴🐄🦅 Tufts | Center for Animals and Public Policy Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1080/089279…

Finnegan has gotten his obituary (and, strong boy, also shoulders an argument for animal obituaries in general) nytimes.com/2022/02/21/opi…

How does the presence of pets build trust among people? Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine 🐕🐈🐴🐄🦅 associate professor Megan Kiely Mueller explores this topic in an article for The Conversation U.S.. fal.cn/3mxvC

New Research: “Development of the Pet Owner Connectedness Scale (POCS)” Jessica Lee Oliva #Pets #Anthrozoology doi.org/10.1080/089279…

Walk much? Here’s the latest on how many daily steps you need to lower your risk of an early death, according to an analysis led by UMass Amherst physical activity epidemiologist Amanda Paluch. bit.ly/3MkEhPO

Each year, many thousands of pet lovers experience debilitating grief in response to the death of a pet. Yet the American Psychiatric Association's new category of mental illness does not apply to bereaved pet owners. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/animal… Psychology Today

Is there "definitive science about the role pets have played during the pandemic?" "Owners perceive a positive impact, but when you measure stress levels, symptoms of depression, you don't see any effect." Megan Mueller Co-director, Tufts Institute for Human-Animal Interaction

Do you have a cat between 1-14 years old? Researchers at UC Davis want to hear from you! Please help by completing this survey about human-cat interactions. Thank you! ucdavis.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d7… #cats #dogs #survey #research #kitties #pets #animals #polling #cat #dog #project

🚨To mark 2 yrs of the pandemic, I wrote about the sheer scale of death, and how/why so much of the US has normalized to it. The official toll nears 1 million. The NYT called 100k deaths an “incalculable loss”. What is 10 times incalculable? 1/ theatlantic.com/health/archive…

We are looking for few more #dog owners ages 70-84 for our UMass Amherst study examining how pets and other lifestyle factors affect brain & cognitive aging! See link in bio for more info! #WesternMass #WesternMA #PioneerValley #UMass #UMassAmherst

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Twitter World! Two of my students are studying how dog ownership impacts kids' health and well-being for their thesis projects. They need dog-owning parents of kids ages 3-10 to complete an online survey. Learn more & participate here (and please RT!): umassamherst.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b1…

Excited to be part of the new Annenberg PetSpace and Frontiers - Veterinary Science e-book “Our Canine Connection: The History, Benefits and Future of Human-Dog Interactions.” Available for free download now: bit.ly/31DmKfk #workingdogs #science #animalwelfare

Most conservation initiatives require changes in human behavior. Insights from behavioral science may help bridge that gap. Learn more on #EarthDay: fcld.ly/xc7nknt #SciencePerspective #TomorrowsEarth

DNA analyses of 2,155 purebred and mixed dogs from Darwin's Ark finds that on average, breed accounts for only about 9% of the variations in any given dog’s behavior. Therefore, authors suggest breed should not be used to inform decisions relating to selection of a pet dog.

Newest publication: Leashes, litterboxes, and lifelines: Exploring volunteer-based pet care assistance programs for older adults. Frontiers in Psychology, Positive Psychology section. doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.…

Do Kids and Adults Value Animal Lives Differently? Hal Herzog summarises new research by Henseler Kozachenko and Jared Piazza on how our views of animals change as we get older. #PHAIRSociety #speciesism psychologytoday.com/us/blog/animal…

UMass Dining has become the first college dining program in the country to include the carbon impact of food items on their menu, making students informed consumers and helping them reduce their carbon footprint with their everyday food choices. bit.ly/3y1fATF

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