Her Research Could Improve Training For Service Dogs

“This is a type of science that has an impact that most people could see in their homes,” said Erin Hecht, a canine researcher at Harvard. “Now there’s just no money.”

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Grandmother Is Stranded When Her Parrot ‘Plucky’ Can’t Board Flight

Plucky, an African gray parrot, accompanied its owner, Maria Fraterrigo, on a Frontier Airlines flight to Puerto Rico in January. But a gate agent would not let it on board the return flight.

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Man’s 7 ‘Emotional Support’ Tigers Seized in Nevada

The local authorities arrested Karl Mitchell, who claimed he had been authorized by a doctor to keep the tigers.

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Volunteer ‘Puppy Raisers’ Train Service Dogs to Tackle Shortage

Volunteer “puppy raisers” are chipping away at a shortage of service dogs, one short-term adoption at a time.

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How Pet Parrots Started a War Inside an NYC Apartment Building

How noise complaints in a Manhattan co-op led to a $750,000 legal settlement and shattered a friendship.

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How Dr. Carly Fox, an Emergency Veterinarian, Spends Her Sundays

Dr. Carly Fox doesn’t need an alarm for a day of pancakes with her children, cats falling out of windows and red-light therapy.

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