Few communication behaviors are more consequential to the development and
maintenance of close relationships than the expression of affection. Indeed, people often …

From homemade meals for our dogs to high-end feline veterinary care, pets are a growing
multi-billion-dollar industry in the United States. In Just Like Family, Andrea Laurent …

Objectives Sexual selection typically centers on bodily and psychological traits. Non-bodily
traits ranging from housing and vehicles through art to social media can, however, influence …

ABSTRACT The American Pet Products Association reports a decade-long increase of pet
spending, estimated to reach over $69 billion in 2017. In some cases, these owners apply …

Pet ownership is an essential environmental exposure that might influence the health of the
owner. This study's primary objectives were to explore the effects of cat ownership on the gut …

It is hypothesized that pets provide benefits to human health by buffering the deleterious
effects of stress, but varying exposure to chronic stress via social position is rarely …

The purpose of the present research was to determine what type of relationship exists
between owner to dog attachment and the degree of aversion used in training pet dogs. We …

Voluntarily Childfree: Identity and Kinship in the United States discusses what it means to
make a life worth living without traditional parenthood. Themes include authenticity and …

Humans have long been engaged with nonhuman animals since the beginning of their
journey on the Earth. Both human and nonhuman species have been co-existing and …

Southeast Anatolia has been an ideal place for pastoralism since the Neolithic period.
However, there is a lack of information on human–animal relationships from both …