There are few things more joyful, if occasionally nerve-wracking, than having a pet in your home. And plenty of people agree.

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Humanity often describes extreme violence perpetrated by humans upon each other as ‘animal rage’ or ‘animal acts’, creating a false distinction between human and animal ...

There’s a reason certain dog breeds feel like emotional mind-readers. While all dogs bond deeply with their humans, some ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm an American writer working in fiction and nonfiction. If a book’s topic were “farms for the production of beagles for some ...