We all have pet peeves. It’s just part of being alive and on this planet with other human beings. (Hey, people can be annoying sometimes!) And having less-than-tolerant opinions about that doesn’t make you a bad person. In fact, a 2014 study in The Journal of Psychology found that whining […]
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When Kami Gullickson’s beloved barn cat Kali did not turn up to keep her company during morning stable chores earlier this month, she hoped the tabby was just off on an adventure. But it’s now been three weeks with no sign of her feline companion. While Gullickson has not given […]
Allyssa Hagenah and Nate Oswald didn’t know the second week of January would be the last week they saw their dog for over a month. MICHIGAN, USA — Milo is an almost 2-year-old English Springer Spaniel. He likes hunting, scrapping and cuddling — all skills he would need to know […]
The Conversation How women wage war – a short history of IS brides, Nazi guards and FARC insurgents The names of American-born Hoda Muthana and Brit Shamima Begum have appeared in countless headlines in the United States and Europe since these two female members of the Islamic State group were […]
Courtesy of Call of the Wild The roller coaster ride that was 2020 meant spending a lot more time at home with our furry friends and a lot more time escaping reality through movies and TV shows. While we turned to streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Disney+ for […]
The benefits of pet ownership are numerous, and clearly, people know it. In 2020, dog adoptions and sales soared amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and one market research firm has projected that the total number of pet-owning U.S. households will grow from 68 million in August to 71 million by the […]
Karen McCullough never wanted a dog. “It would have tied me down, and I had a great, very busy life,” she says. Her career as a keynote speaker at conferences has taken her across the U.S., Canada and Mexico. “My job is to get everybody engaged, excited and ready to […]