Humanity's best friend: a dog-centric approach to addressing global challenges
| Category | Journal Articles |
|---|---|
| Abstract |
No other animal has a closer mutualistic relationship with humans than the dog (Canis familiaris). Domesticated from the Eurasian grey wolf (Canis lupus), dogs have evolved alongside humans over millennia in a relationship that has transformed dogs and the environments in which humans and dogs have co-inhabited. The story of the dog is the story of recent humanity, in all its biological and cultural complexity. By exploring human-dog-environment interactions throughout time and space, it is possible not only to understand vital elements of global history, but also to critically assess our present-day relationship with the natural world, and to begin to mitigate future global challenges. In this paper, co-authored by researchers from across the natural and social sciences, arts and humanities, we argue that a dog-centric approach provides a new model for future academic enquiry and engagement with both the public and the global environmental agenda. |
| Date | 2020 |
| Publication Title | Animals |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 18 |
| ISBN/ISSN | 2076-2615 |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| DOI | 10.3390/ani10030502 |
| URL | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/3/502 |
| Language | English |
| Author Address | Department of Archaeology, University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon EX4 4QE, UK.Sykes@exeter.ac.uk beirne@maine.edu ahorowit@barnard.edu ionewbjones@gmail.com lkalof@msu.edu Elinor.Karlsson@umassmed.edu Tammie.King@effem.com hdlitwak@gmail.com R.McDonald@exeter.ac.uk luke@luke-murphy.com neil.pemberton@manchester.ac.uk promislo@uw.edu arowan@wellbeingintl.org pstahl@uvic.ca jamie.tehrani@durham.ac.uk Eric.Tourigny@newcastle.ac.uk clivewynne@gmail.com Eric.Strauss@lmu.edu greger.larson@arch.ox.ac.uk |
| Additional Language | English |
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