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Spring-cleaning campaign on Pets.SE

I noticed that during the last year the quality of our site (according to the official quality metrics of StackExchange) deteriorated. You can have a look at our current Beta status. We can't do much ...
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Product identification: should it be allowed?

Should we allow questions about product identification? This question Does anyone know what brand of dog toy this yellow, miniature, plush, duck toy is? was self answered it has collected 2 close ...
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What shall we do when an accepted answer gives dangerous advice?

This question has an accepted answer which might be considered dangerous: Big hound has eaten corn cobs what can I do to help him pass them? If you look at two of the other answers, the dogs required ...
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Is posting citations a compulsion even when the post contains self experiences?

I have posted an answer for a post here, for which I got the below notification. Now, what I don't understand here is why am I being asked to add citations to reliable resources, when there is no ...
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Is the culture of Pets SE in line with the rest of Stack Exchange?

Some Issues with the Pets SE Culture I've recently begun participating in Pets SE, and noticed a few key areas where the culture of Pets SE doesn't seem to fit into the general Stack Exchange culture....
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What is the minimal amount of research we expect from our users?

There are some questions popping up, to be quite honest a lot, where typing the title into Google yields some pretty good results. If you hover the cursor over the downvote button, its info text reads ...
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Why don't we use comments with down-vote in Pets SE?

I have seen various down votes on my answer, without stating what is the problem with it, in last days. Similarly, I have seen some down votes on some questions/answers of other people without ...
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Is "consult a vet" an appropriate answer?

I am seeing several answers that boil down to "I do not know your answer, you should consult a vet". The goal of this SE is to help answer questions about pets. If the question truly ...
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