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A man who owns a meat shop in Turkey decided to offer scraps of meat to any stray animal that would come on his doorstep. His kindness and love for all animals made him known for a lot more than profits.

Macro Photography of Brown and Black Lost Cat Signage on Black Bare TreePhoto by Pixabay from Pexels. “Sixteen years? That's a new record as far as I know," Tom Sharp, president of AKC Reunite, a lost pet recovery service, stated to USA Today.

During the pandemic, a whopping 23 million American households adopted a new pet. What happened to them?. During a time when many people were stuck inside, more people than ever chose to bring in a new pet. Now that people are returning to work in person they are debating what to do with their pets when they leave home. Thankfully, most of these pets are still in their homes, and their owners have no intention of rehoming them any time soon. Most people that brought in pets during this time have truly cherished them, and made them important parts of the family! The pet industry reached 109.6 billion in sales at the end of 2021, which 13.1 billion more than 2018. More people than ever are spending money on pet insurance, grooming, and pet accessories. It's safe to say these pandemic puppies are being thoroughly spoiled. That still leaves the question, what are people doing with their new pets when they go to work?

Axolotls are definitely unique pets. They are neotenic salamanders, which means that they never go through metamorphosis, and they keep their juvenile features throughout their entire lives. Like most amphibians, they start their lives underwater, but since they never morph into having adult characteristics they continue to live underwater for their whole lives, which can be up to 15 years. They also have a remarkable ability to regenerate body parts. They can regenerate limbs within a few months, and they are even able to regenerate parts of their brain and spinal cord. They only originate from one lake complex in Mexico, Xochimilco, where they are critically endangered. Luckily axolotls in the pet trade today are captive bred, so keeping them as pets does not impact how many are left in the wild.

Pet owners across Pennsylvania are reporting incredibly long wait times at "emergency" pet hospitals, sometimes as much as 15 hours or more. Read on to find out why this is the case.

Penny went on a hike at Nolde Forest and found her favorite trees. ADOPT, DON'T SHOP! SAVE A LIFE.

Bailey Rubal got locked outside the apartment she shared with her roommate, and there was no one else home except their cat. So, the woman sat down and kept tapping lightly on the doorknob and encouraging the cat. She knew the kitty could do it and the little noises coming from behind the door showed that the cat was trying his best to let her in.

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Penny loves playing with her toys! She always seems happiest when she's playing with her human brother, Charlie, and zooming around with her toys! ADOPT, DON'T SHOP!

Penny received a new Bark Box in the mail and it's full of some of her favorite treats! ADOPT, DON'T SHOP!

Polkadog Codsticks are a crunchy, healthy snack that Penny loves! ADOPT, DON’T SHOP!

Penny gets the zoomies every morning and has fun running laps with her toys. ADOPT, DON'T SHOP! Save a life.

“It's been believed that cats are indifferent to things that don't benefit them, but we've learned that they pay attention to the communication between their human and feline roommates. Going forward, I want to study how cats learn the names and faces of other cats." — Saho Takagi, a research fellow who specializes in animal science and initiated the study, stated in an interview with Japan’s daily newspaper, The Mainichi.

Today, Sunday, May 22nd is the last day to participate in the townwide garage sales starting again at 9 am. 3 things to know, including Townwide Garage Sale and 3 NJ Car Dealerships Reach $400k Settlement Over Consumer Protection Violations.

*This is a work of nonfiction based on actual events as told to me by a family member who experienced them firsthand; used with permission. My mother worked for the local Walmart for over a decade. During that time, my father and I made frequent trips to the store to make purchases and to visit my mother at work.

(Maricopa, AZ ) The Pinal County Animal Care and Control (PCACC) is holding a special event for pet owners this weekend. The Maricopa Wells Veterinary Hospital in Pinal County is offering a special vaccination clinic for dogs and cats, as a great way to keep community animals healthy. The clinic is open to any area resident, their pets do not have to be a patient of the clinic.

White Shih Tzu Puppy on Fabric Sofa ChairPhoto by Dominic Buccilli from Pexels. "Since January 2021, we have been working tirelessly to pass this ordinance to close the puppy mill pipeline to Dallas to stop hundreds of sick puppies from being shipped from out-of-state puppy mills," Stacy Sutton Kerby of the Texas Humane Legislation Network (THLN) stated in a release about the ordinance.

*This is a work of nonfiction based on actual events I experienced firsthand; used with permission. My first apartment was a cockroach-infested studio on the ground floor of a three-story building. I lived across the hall from a couple with a large dog that defecated voluminously in the hallway and a plump orange cat named Sampson.

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*This is a work of nonfiction based on actual events I experienced firsthand; used with permission. When my husband and I were newlyweds, he worked at a grocery store in the city. One day, he told me a sad story about a puppy. It was a stray dog, and it had wandered into the grocery store, begging for something to eat.