How we write and check Peabody Pets
Where our facts come from, who checks them, and what we never write.
Where facts come from
Health, safety and money facts come from primary sources only, never from a company's blog. The ones we use most:
- The ASPCA, including its Animal Poison Control Center and its toxic and non-toxic plants list
- The Pet Poison Helpline
- The Merck Veterinary Manual
- The American Veterinary Medical Association and the American Animal Hospital Association
- The CDC's Healthy Pets pages, for pets and children's health
- The RSPCA, the PDSA and International Cat Care, for care standards
Each page lists its sources and the date it was last checked. A page whose facts haven't been checked isn't published.
Who reviews health pages
We have not yet found a veterinarian to review our pet health pages. Until a named, licensed vet reads a page, it is shown with a plain “Not yet reviewed by a veterinarian” notice at the top, written only from the ASPCA, Merck Veterinary Manual and other sources listed at the bottom. Once a vet has read a page, the notice is replaced by their name, credential and the date. “Reviewed” will mean that: a vet read the page against its sources and signed it. If your pet may have eaten something harmful, call your vet or a poison line now.
What we never write
- Symptom checkers or pages that diagnose
- Medicine or supplement doses
- Home remedies
- Pet insurance comparisons, food rankings or links to sellers
- Anything that sells, breeds or rehomes animals
How pages are written
Pages are written by Peabody's editors with help from AI, and checked by people against the sources before they go up. Bylines are real: a page is signed by a named person or by "Peabody editors", never by a cartoon character.
Corrections
Found a mistake? Write to hello@peabody.kids. We fix errors as soon as we can and note on the page what changed.