1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (779+ words) This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jerry Burns, a puppy raiser with Guiding Eyes for the Blind. It has been edited for length and clarity. I ran my own businesses for 53 years. First, I did wholesale sales…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (543+ words) NYC’s black-market mobile puppy mill is still on the move — and it’s bigger and bolder than ever. This week, four men were seen hawking shaggy, brown designer pups for $1,500 each out of a white Mercedes SUV in broad daylight in…...

4+ week, 7+ hour ago   (297+ words) There’s a fluffy Yorkie in the produce section, and its owner cannot understand why anyone has a problem with this. Pet humanization has been building to this for years. Sixty-nine percent of millennials and Gen Z now describe their pets…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (538+ words) In a nation of people who view pets as family members — and spent $158 billion last year on their best friends — it was inevitable that pet custody would become the next chapter in family law. We love our pets as much…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (443+ words) But what about the slightly less terrifying, yet somewhat concerning trend called petfishing? Apparently, people are using other people’s pets to secure matches and connections in the dating scene. According to dating coaches and matchmakers alike, this behavior can be…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (986+ words) Simba stopped chasing his squeaky toys. He wouldn’t run after the tennis ball or play our evening game of hide-and-seek. These were the first signs that our nearly 14-year-old shih tzu-Yorkie mix’s health was failing. The decline came fast. Late…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (932+ words) In the video, a man stands on a balcony at night hitting a puppy as it lets out sharp shrieks. He gruffly carries the dog back inside by its neck. The man, a 39-year-old surnamed Li, was detained, according to…...