Corrections Policy
Accurate science communication requires humility: we can get things wrong, and when we do, correcting the record is an obligation, not an embarrassment. This policy explains how we handle errors at True Canine Probiotics and how you can report one.
Our Commitment
Our mission is to explain the science of canine probiotics accurately. That mission fails if errors go uncorrected. We fact-check before publication, but when a mistake slips through — a misstated study result, an incorrect strain name, a mischaracterized dosage — we correct it promptly and transparently.
Kinds of Changes
We classify post-publication changes into three categories:
- Corrections — fixes to factual errors. These are labeled and dated within the article so readers can see what changed.
- Clarifications — edits that make accurate content clearer or more precise without changing its meaning.
- Updates — revisions reflecting newly published research or guidance. Updated articles carry a new review date, and significant changes are noted.
We distinguish carefully between corrections (we were wrong) and updates (the science moved). Both matter, and both are disclosed.
Reporting an Error
If you find a potential error, please report it. Email hello@truecanineprobiotics.com with the subject line “Correction Request” and include:
- The URL of the article
- The specific passage in question
- The information you believe is correct, with a citation or source where possible
We accept correction requests from anyone — readers, researchers, clinicians, and the companies we write about. Every request receives the same impartial evaluation against the primary sources.
How Corrections Appear
Material corrections are noted within the affected article, with the correction date and a brief description of the change. Minor typographical fixes may be made without a note. Our goal is that any reader can tell both what the current, correct information is and that a correction occurred.
Timing
We aim to acknowledge correction requests within two business days and to resolve straightforward factual errors within five business days. Requests that require re-examining primary literature may take longer; we will communicate when that is the case.
Scientific Disagreement Versus Error
Science involves legitimate disagreement, and not every contested interpretation is an error. If a request challenges our editorial judgment about how to characterize a body of evidence, we will review it seriously and explain our reasoning — but we will not necessarily change the article. Where a genuine factual error is confirmed, however, we correct it regardless of whose interests the correction serves or harms.
Contact
Correction requests: hello@truecanineprobiotics.com (subject: “Correction Request”).