Why would it try to "prove" something, in the sense of trying to argue for a particular policy or opinion? Most research doesn't and shouldn't. No comment on d

Why would it try to "prove" something, in the sense of trying to argue for a particular policy or opinion? Most research doesn't and shouldn't. No comment on dog behaviour or policy in a country I don't know, but basic research (and, I'd argue, most good academic research) is descriptive, not prescriptive.