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Study the science of animals to get a deeper understanding of your pet's brain, body and behavior.
Why Pet Collars Matter More Than We Think
Domestic animals read the world through continuity. A collar or ID tag may look trivial to a human, but to a dog or a cat it can operate as an identity object. I have seen this pattern across enough households, shelters, and animal-welfare cases to know it is not coincidence. When an animal becomes distressed after its collar is removed, the reaction is almost always tied to safety, belonging, and recognition.
By Dr. Mozelle Martin9 days ago in Petlife
The Greedy Dragon
The Greedy Dragon Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there lived a very greedy dragon. This dragon was unusual in the extent of his appetite. He did not just eat ordinary food; he had a strange and voracious taste. He devoured cheese, tomatoes, chocolate, taffy, jelly, peaches, cream, bananas, and custard. Not only that, but he also had a penchant for eating people: he would eat naughty boys and even well-behaved girls if they crossed his path. His greed was boundless, and his hunger seemed insatiable.
By Sudais Zakwan12 days ago in Petlife
Your Dog Is Not Truck Cargo
In much of the country, dogs standing loose in the back of a pickup have been treated as part of the scenery for decades. People point at it, smile, say the dog “loves it” and keep driving. The scene looks normal because the community has rehearsed it for years. From a forensic and trauma standpoint, it is anything but normal. It is a low-speed, high-frequency mechanism of serious injury and death that we keep pretending is harmless.
By Dr. Mozelle Martin2 months ago in Petlife
Why Dogs Target Certain Cars
Dogs have a way of noticing things humans have conditioned themselves to overlook. People hear an engine and register transportation. A dog hears the same engine and registers information. Not a brand, not a make or model, but a sensory fingerprint that gets filed in the oldest part of the nervous system. The part that never stops scanning, never clocks out, and never cares that humans prefer to interpret the world through language instead of instinct. When a dog barks at one specific car or truck yet ignores the rest of the traffic, the dog isn’t malfunctioning. The dog is retrieving a stored pattern and responding to it with the same precision it uses when assessing footsteps, body weight shifts, or the emotional temperature of a room.
By Dr. Mozelle Martin2 months ago in Petlife
5 Animals with Seriously Strange Superpowers
Nature is full of surprises, and some of the animal kingdom's inhabitants possess abilities so bizarre they sound like they were ripped straight from a superhero movie or a villain's backstory. They’re walking proof that you don't need fancy tech or magic to be totally impressive; sometimes, you just need a horrifying bone-claw defense or an unstoppable desire to roll dung. Get ready, because we're diving into the real-life oddballs who make fictional powers look tame.
By Areeba Umair2 months ago in Petlife
The Animals Who Watch Us Sleep:
Most people think it’s cute when their dog wanders into the bedroom at night and silently stares at them. Most people laugh when a cat sits inches from their face and watches them breathe. It feels quirky, maybe a little weird, and usually harmless.
By Dr. Mozelle Martin2 months ago in Petlife
The Proof of Loyalty:
MRI scans have a way of humbling assumptions. For years, people argued whether dogs love us or simply tolerate us for food, shelter, and convenience. But when neuroscientists began placing trained dogs inside MRI machines, they didn’t find appetite—they found affection.
By Dr. Mozelle Martin3 months ago in Petlife
Nine Lives Are a Myth:
The saying that cats have nine lives was never meant as comfort. It was a myth born from observation—how they fall, land, hide, and survive when they shouldn’t. But survival is not the same as life, and the average feral or stray cat doesn’t make it past 4 years. Their bodies endure what their environment demands: hunger, infection, fear, and the steady corrosion of stress. The myth of resilience has become a moral anesthetic. It keeps us from seeing the suffering we created.
By Dr. Mozelle Martin3 months ago in Petlife
Why You Should Never Leave Your Pet to Die Alone:
Every veterinarian has heard the same line from grieving owners: “I just can’t do it,” or "It's just too painful." They say it as if leaving somehow softens the reality—as if their absence changes the outcome. The intention may sound gentle, but the act of walking away is cruel.
By Dr. Mozelle Martin3 months ago in Petlife
Long-held beliefs about dinosaurs before an asteroid strike are called into question by new research.
According to recent studies, North American dinosaur populations were flourishing just prior to the asteroid collision that caused their global extinction 66 million years ago.
By Francis Dami3 months ago in Petlife
How Dogs and Cats Say Goodbye Before They Die
My first experience with animal rescue was when I was 3 years old. My grandmother found a young raven with a broken wing. She wrapped it, put it in a spare bird cage, and together we nursed it back to health. She gave me bread soaked with milk and the bird ate it from my finger. Since then, my animal advocacy has never stopped.
By Dr. Mozelle Martin4 months ago in Petlife
