Your dog's turds may be more harmful to the great outdoors than you thought. That's the conclusion of a new report from scientists in Belgium on the environmental impact of urine and feces from dogs.

Dogs relieving themselves in nature are overfertilizing complex environments, a study suggested. The contamination can knock the environment out of balance, favoring one plant over others. Dog owners ...

Source: By Rick Kimpel - Flickr: Parker the Marker, CC BY-SA 2.0. Wikimedia I’ve spent many years researching and thinking about the ethical contours of human-dog relationships, especially the ...

Freedom to Pee and Poop A minor but growing thread within human rights literature concerns the connection between toilets and freedom. The ability to manage, for oneself, the bodily functions of ...

DEAR JOAN: I’m writing in regard to your article about the lady who inquired about eliminating dog pee spots in her yard. Your first comment was the worst advice I would follow, saying a responsible ...

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It would seem that humans have underestimated the amount of poop their livestock are creating. Scientists know this because they can see it from space. Tracking and regulating ammonia emissions can ...

While poop is decidedly not on the menu for us humans, it’s a normal food for many animals. In one study in Tanzania, scientists remarked that hooded vultures showed more interest in protein-rich lion ...

If you’ve noticed your dog eating poop, you wonder if there’s a nutritional deficiency or mental problem causing this behavior. You may find it upsetting, but it may just be normal canine nature. So ...