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Ravi the Pennsylvania Capitol Cat

Ravi the Pennsylvania Capitol Cat

“He gets more visitors than I do”: Rep. Jessica Benham on life with a cat at the statehouse.

Nadin Adam

It Wasn't Just My Apartment Anymore

Nadin Adam on Mishmish, Honey, and what happened when she started looking at her home from their point of view.

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Interview with Marina from Dark Wings Wildlife

Marina and her capybaras Pumpkin and Cheesecake at Dark Wings Wildlife

Ethel the OIIA cat

Ethel the OIIA cat

A conversation with collage artist and illustrator Lola Dupre

A conversation with collage artist and illustrator Lola Dupre

Cat Behaviorist Amanda Campion on Understanding Cats

Cat behaviorist Amanda Campion on understanding cats

Eugene Kibets from Cats on Mars animal rescue

Eugene Kibets: Cats on Mars animal rescue

Dan from Bodega Cats of New York

Bodega Cats of New York

Kathy and Trinket the mini horse

Kathy and Trinket

Meko the Opera Dog

Daniel and Meko the opera dog

Jasper and The Orange

The smart one and the chaos one

Furrends of the week

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This baby sea otter couldn’t go back to the ocean

Bruno finally made it home after being badly injured on duty.

Mexico’s new search-and-rescue dog is a Chihuahua

Luffar-Lasse got his own 8-hour slow TV special in Sweden.

This corgi looked back before winning the race

Morocho the stray dog in Chile found a new home after a dramatic rescue.

Animal story archive

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Wojtek the Soldier Bear

Wojtek the soldier bear

Hoover the Seal Who Sounded Human

Hoover the seal who sounded human

The falling cat

The year NASA learned how to fall like a cat

Rossetti and the Wombat

Rossetti and the wombat

Beerbohm the Theatre Cat

Beerbohm the theatre cat

Smudge the cat

Smudge, the Museum Cat Who Joined a Trade Union

Beauty, the Rescue Dog of the London Blitz story

Beauty, the rescue dog of the London Blitz

Katta-kun, the Pelican Who Went to Kindergarten

Katta-kun, the Pelican Who Went to Kindergarten

Billy, the RAF Goat John Steinbeck Wrote About

Billy, the RAF goat John Steinbeck wrote about

Animals with jobs

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Larry the cat

Larry the cat: the real power behind 10 Downing Street

Buddy the dog who took the stage

Buddy the dog who took the stage

Animals in residence

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Churchill the pub cat

Churchill, the pub cat of the Old Eagle

Cupboard Maker Books

The Cat Bookstore