You’ve heard of carbon footprints. Meet the carbon paw-print In a city where dogs outnumber children nearly 2 to 1, and a nation with the most pets on earth, the paw-prints of our beloved little carnivores and omnivores add up. John Ryan
Pets, Pests, And Food: Our Complex, Contradictory Attitudes Toward Animals Does living with animals really make us healthier? Why do we eat some animals and keep others as pets? This week on Hidden Brain, we talk with psychology professor Hal Herzog about the contradictions embedded in our relationships with animals. Shankar Vedantam Thomas Lu Tara Boyle Rhaina Cohen
You May Be Stressing Out Your Dog When people who own dogs are stressed, their dogs also get stressed, a new study suggests. It's another indication of how emotionally synchronized dogs and their humans can be. Rebecca Hersher
Seattleites debate putting dog poop in fancy garbage cans Everybody poops, especially your pooch. Seattle pets generate over 80,000 pounds of poop a day, according to Seattle Public Utilities. That’s 40 poop... Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Seattle has one beach for dogs, and no plans to change that In these hot August days, you're likely to see a lot more dogs taking a swim in Seattle. But there's only one beach dogs are allowed in Seattle, and... Paige Browning
Why Pets Are Welcome At This Seattle Homeless Shelter Genie is a homeless woman who lives in downtown Seattle with her dog, Chewie. He’s half terrier, half Chihuahua, and he’s named for Chewbacca, the Star... Joshua McNichols
Mud Bay Pet Store Workers Claim Stake In Company Ross Reynolds asks the co-CEOs of Mud Bay pet stores why they decided to turn a chunk of the company over to their employees. Last week at the company’s... Ross Reynolds
One Step For Mutts, One Leap For Dogkind Ross Reynolds talks with Westminster Kennel Club spokesperson David Frei about the decision to include mixed-breed dogs in the upcoming Masters Agility... Ross Reynolds Hannah Burn