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Research Suggests Pets Dying Can Be Just as Hard as Losing Loved Ones?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Oct. 19, 2024 Psychologists who study the impact of pets' deaths on their owners say the feelings can resemble ...
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Real Video of a Giant Maine Coon Cat?

Written by:
Joey Esposito
Sept. 26, 2024 A video featuring a very cute — but AI-generated — feline made the rounds on social media.
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Video Footage and News Headlines Don't Document Haitian Immigrant Eating Cat in Springfield, Ohio

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Sept. 12, 2024 A video of an American citizen has been shared as evidence that Haitians are eating pets.
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Explaining Conservatives' Conspiracy Theory About Tim Walz's Dog, Scout

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Aug. 26, 2024 A conspiracy theory that claimed Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz posted photos of two different pups to ...
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World Economic Forum Called for Slaughter of Pets to Prevent Global Warming?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
July 25, 2024 Are people really advocating for a reduction in one's carbon pawprint?
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Can Solar Eclipse Impact Pets?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
April 7, 2024 Wild animals have exhibited odd behaviors during past eclipses.
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What We Know About Social Media Reports that Purina Dog Food Caused Pets' Deaths

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Jan. 31, 2024 Unverified reports suggest that dozens of dogs became ill and at least 10 had died as of Jan. 30 ...
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A rumor said that the liquid in snow globes was dangerous to pets and children.

Do Snow Globes Contain Antifreeze Chemical Ethylene Glycol That's Dangerous to Pets?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Dec. 10, 2023 Here's what we know about the clear liquid that's inside snow globes and its purported risks to ...
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Cat, Pet, Mammal

6 Fuzzy Cat Facts and Fictional Tales

Written by:
Evan Pattison
Jan. 31, 2023 Purrrrfect content for the internet.
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Did World Economic Forum Call for Slaughter of Millions of Pets To Save Climate?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Dec. 12, 2022 Viral articles about policies to reduce the "carbon pawprint" made by meat-eating pets are unsup ...
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Some snow globes are toxic and deadly to dogs and cats and other pets due to the antifreeze chemical ethylene glycol.

Do Snow Globes Contain the Antifreeze Chemical Ethylene Glycol, Which Is Dangerous to Pets and Kids?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Dec. 9, 2022 A Facebook post about the tragic deaths of two dogs led to questions from readers about the dang ...
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Does a Viral Image Show People Lining Up to Surrender Their Pets for Euthanasia?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
June 29, 2017 An animal rescue organization provided a misleading — and inflammatory — description of a group ...
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Experts Identify the ‘Mysterious’ Illness Affecting Dogs

Experts Identify 'Mysterious' Illness Affecting Dogs

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Aug. 24, 2022 Reports suggest that more than 20 dogs have died thus far.
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vegan diet better for dogs than meat

Did Study Find Vegan Diet Could Be Better for Dogs' Health than Meat-Based Diets?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
April 13, 2022 Vegan diets were described by researchers as “less hazardous” for dogs than conventional or raw ...
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Are People Adopting Pit Bull Terriers for the Sole Purpose of Euthanizing Them?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
May 14, 2018 The #PitbullDropOff hashtag and related claims of mass dog killing stem from a sophomoric troll ...
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Lop-eared rabbit

Did Donald Trump Say It Was 'Low Class' for Mike Pence to Bring Pets to Washington?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Jan. 2, 2018 A December 2017 report had the president calling the vice president and his family "yokels" for ...
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Are Hotels Required to Accept Pets During Natural Disasters?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Sept. 7, 2017 Neither FEMA nor the 2006 PETS law requires hotels and motels to accommodate pets during emergen ...
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Does Pepto-Bismol Contain Xylitol, Which is Harmful to Dogs?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Aug. 3, 2017 Xylitol, a sugar substitute, is harmful to dogs, but Pepto-Bismol does not contain it.
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Bowl of pet food

Does Pet Food Include Rendered Euthanized Pets?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
May 8, 2017 Rumors about the presence of the rendered remains of cats and dogs in pet food have circulated f ...
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States Agreed to Implement a 'Two Pet Maximum' Ordinance

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
May 9, 2016 Reports that three states have implemented a two pet maximum law originated from a site that rou ...
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