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 ...

Ruh roh. Dog poop and pee can have major effects on the environment, a new study found. Getty Images/iStockphoto Your dog may appear adorable, but Fido could be devastating the environment. Pups doing ...

Dogs relieving themselves in nature may be overfertilizing ecosystems and causing a damaging loss of biodiversity, a new study has found. The study, published Monday in the peer-reviewed journal ...

Wondering through the forest or grassland of a nature reserve may be an ideal afternoon for dogs, but the urine and feces they leave behind can cause serious harm to these fragile ecosystems, a new ...

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 ...