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The dark side of our animal relationships

Jul 27, 2024 | washtimesherald.com | Michael Fox

DEAR READERS: I wish I could include more uplifting material in my newspaper column. I read so much about animal cruelty and wanton killing every week, and I never post most of it. But I feel some of this needs to be shared because it parallels the sociopathic and psychopathic behavior of many in society today. The increasing violence in schools and deaths from drug overdoses are symptomatic of a dystopian society.
Ocean currents magnify upwelling and deliver nutritional subsidies to reef-building corals during El Niño heatwaves

Jan 23, 2024 | hal.science | Michael Fox |Robin Guillaume-Castel |J. Glanz |Clinton B Edwards

Article Dans Une Revue Science Advances Année : 2023 Ocean currents magnify upwelling and deliver nutritional subsidies to reef-building corals during El Niño heatwaves Origine : Publication financée par une institution hal-04410348 , version 1 (23-01-2024) Michael D Fox, Robin Guillaume-Castel, Clinton B Edwards, J. Glanz, Jamison M Gove, et al..
We need to revise seasonal rituals

Dec 16, 2023 | hpenews.com | Michael Fox

DEAR DR. FOX: You will be interested in this recent article from The Guardian, featuring an interview with John Vaillant, author of “Fire Weather: A True Story From a Hotter World.”Vaillant is quoted as saying: “We’ve given this Earth a fever. And the irony is that the fossil fuel industry is, in essence, a fire industry: We draw these substances from the ground at great expense so we can burn them. ... Fire has empowered us and enriched us beyond our wildest dreams.
Food industry uses too much pesticides

Dec 9, 2023 | hpenews.com | Michael Fox

Dear readers: Below is a report from nonprofit organization As You Sow, originally published Nov. 8, which I encourage all to read. As You Sow released its third “Pesticides in the Pantry” report ... (Nov. 8), ranking 17 major food manufacturing companies on their progress in pesticide reduction and the adoption of regenerative agricultural practices.
Good news for 'organically certified' products

Dec 2, 2023 | hpenews.com | Michael Fox

DEAR READERS: Please read this news release from the Center for Food Safety about a recent victory for organic standards and animal welfare. The full release is available at centerforfoodsafety.org. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today (Oct. 25), the USDA released the final Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards (OLPS) rule, delivering an important victory for farmers, consumers and animal welfare advocates. OLPS is a vital step in providing strong animal welfare protections under the USDA Organic label.
America's crimes against the buffalo

Nov 18, 2023 | hpenews.com | Michael Fox

DEAR DR. FOX: I enjoyed your series on beef and the urgent need to change our eating habits. You mentioned the near extermination of the buffalo/bison, and I wonder if you saw Ken Burns’ two-part series “The American Buffalo: A Story of Resilience,” and if so, what you thought of it. I was moved to tears and rage. — K.L., Fargo, North DakotaDEAR K.L.: I share your emotions, including a kind of moral outrage that I can barely articulate.
Targeting symptom-specific networks with TMS

Nov 16, 2023 | biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com | Michael Fox

Abstract Increasing evidence suggests that the clinical effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) are target-dependent. Within any given symptom, precise targeting of specific brain circuits may improve clinical outcomes. This principle can also be extended across symptoms – stimulation of different circuits may lead to different symptom-level outcomes.
Some good news for wildlife

Oct 28, 2023 | hpenews.com | Michael Fox

DEAR READERS: President Joe Biden has vetoed two Republican-drafted bills that would have reversed federal protections for the lesser prairie chicken and the northern long-eared bat under the Endangered Species Act. Habitat loss to fossil fuel development, agriculture, roads and power lines threatens the lesser prairie chicken, which is known for its elaborate mating rituals.
Littermates can be raised together

Oct 21, 2023 | hpenews.com | Michael Fox

DEAR DR. FOX: This article examines and dispels the notion of “littermate syndrome” — the myth that littermate pups should not be raised together because they get too attached and can have behavioral problems later in life: thefarmersdog.com/digest/littermate-syndrome-in-dogs. I haven’t observed this “syndrome” in dogs, nor in young wild coyotes or foxes, and have never heard about it in wolves. It’s a myth that needs to be put to rest once and for all. What is your opinion?
Trophy hunting is a travesty

Oct 11, 2023 | hpenews.com | Michael Fox

DEAR DR. FOX: What you think of trophy hunting? I would appreciate your informed opinion. — DR. A.J.T.J., Dehradun, IndiaDEAR DR. A.J.T.J.: I think trophy hunting is for psychopaths. It is an ego-driven obsession for the empathy-deficient. Killing for pleasure/recreation is the antithesis of subsistence hunting − killing to live.