Marc Bekoff

The Power of Human-Animal Relationships: 'Unleashing the Bond' Dr. Rustin Moore argues that human-animal interactions are more than feel-good phenomena and that these connections enhance health, resilience, and well-being, often in unnoticed ways. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/animal…

Marginalized Animals: Important Life Lessons from "Pests" An entertaining view of what unpopular creatures including raccoons, rats, coyotes, gulls, snakes, and other intruders teach us about intelligence, adaptability, and ourselves. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/animal…

The Future of Captive Dolphins: From Dolphinaria to Seaside Sanctuaries, Dr. Koen Margodt koenmargodt.substack.com/p/the-future-o… Subscribe: koenmargodt.substack.com

The Ethics of Dog-Human Relationships—The Trouble with Play Julia B. Linares-Roake explores how people navigate the muddiness of living with dogs from their point of view as we over-control how they play and express their "dogness." psychologytoday.com/us/blog/animal…

Punch the monkey isn’t alone in bonding with his emotional support toy, By Kyle Melnick washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2026…

Revive the Jane Goodall Act and end elephant captivity in Canada hilltimes.com/story/2026/03/…

Parks and Wildlife Commission accepts petition to ban Colorado fur sales in “embarrassing … out of control” meeting coloradosun.com/2026/03/06/par…

*****CORRECTION IT WAS THE BELFAST ZOO NOT DUBLIN ZOO -- SHAME ON THE BELFAST ZOO FOR KILLING -'ZOOTHANIZING' - AN 'OLD' LION belfastcity.gov.uk/zoo/news-and-e…

Cows Are Not Placid, Dull, or Stupid A review of Michael Glover's book about how colonialism affected the lives of cattle. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/animal…

Animal Consciousness: Behavioral Flexibility is Ubiquitous It's time to stop bickering, accept what science tells us, acknowledge the widespread occurrence of intentional behavioral flexibility, and pay attention to why it has evolved. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/animal…

LAB ANIMALS NEED ALL THE HELP THEY CAN GET Larry Carbone's new book shares his vision for more humane research. A veterinarian offers an insider's perspective on the ethics of using animals in scientific research. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/animal…

A Growing Awareness of the Sentience of Horses theearthandi.org/post/a-growing…

Brawn and Engineering, Not Brains, Led to Human Domination A new book offers eye-opening ideas that physical power and engineering brilliance—rather than intellect—allowed us to dominate the planet. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/animal…

An Exploratory Study of Behaviours Expressed by Rodeo Calves Restrained in the Chute Prior to Release in Calf-Roping Events in Australia mdpi.com/2673-933X/6/1/…

The Hidden Lives of Lab Animals and the Need for Reform Larry Carbone offers an insider's perspective on the ethics of using animals in invasive research, the need for more compassion, and what must be done immediately on their behalf. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/animal…

Dog Training Methods Reflect Owners' Stance on Animal Ethics Research shows that people with an animal rights mindset preferred positive force-free training, while anthropocentrists preferred physical correction protocols. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/animal…

An Elephant Is Blind Without Its Whiskers nytimes.com/2026/02/12/sci…

Tool Use By Animals: Why the Hype and Why It's So Important Benjamin Beck, an authority on "tooling," offers a state-of-the art clarification of this fascinating behavior and why it's essential to know more about the nitty-gritty details. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/animal…

For Your Pet To Thrive, Listen to What They're Asking of You Jeff Feinman's love letter to animals views wellness through their perspective and combines psychologytoday.com/us/blog/animal…

World Zoothanasia Day Zoos shouldn't being killing healthy animals ... instagram.com/p/DGTV7Ltix5O/ Remembering Packy the Elephant on World Zoothanasia Day psychologytoday.com/us/blog/animal…