5 October 2018 - Casey Barton Behravesh of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it adds to the growing understanding that while interactions with pets and therapy animals can be beneficial, they can also carry risk.
5 October 2018 - A story about a dog sleeping next to his owner's grave originated with a news story, but the viral image often attached to that caption is unrelated.
12 September 2018 - A bogus quotation added to the widely-held, and possibly mistaken, belief that the 45th president has an aversion to canine creatures.
6 July 2018 - Medical experts said that they had never heard of dogs suffering "chemical burns" from chewing on tennis balls.
24 May 2018 - The backlash was fueled by accusations from "mommy blogs" that the film was normalizing abusive behavior against children.
17 May 2018 - A woman was fatally mauled by a pack of dogs that mainly consisted of dachshund mixes of varying sizes.
14 May 2018 - The #PitbullDropOff hashtag and related claims of mass dog killing stem from a sophomoric troll attempt with origins in 4chan.
8 May 2018 - Arguments made by one sheriff opposed to legalized marijuana are dubious and disputed by police departments that have dealt with legal weed.
13 March 2018 - Eighteen animals died while being transported on United in 2017; there were six cases on all other U.S. carriers combined, according to the Department of Transportation.
6 March 2018 - A gory image of a child who had been attacked by a dog was stolen and used by propagandists to spread fear about "white genocide" in South Africa.
6 February 2018 - A popular meme showing a dog looking resentful as his owner poses with a significant other is based on a 2014 study suggesting dogs can behave jealously.
19 January 2018 - The airline will require owners of service and support animals to provide more information before their pet can fly in the passenger cabin.
