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Can we ever understand our dogs?
Podcast
Explain It to Me

The animal researcher who tried to experience the world through the nose of a dog.

By Miles Bryan
Can we ever understand our dogs?
Podcast
Explain It to Me

The animal researcher who tried to experience the world through the nose of a dog.

By Miles Bryan
Future Perfect
The case against pet ownershipThe case against pet ownership
Future Perfect

Why we should aim for a world with fewer but happier pets.

By Kenny Torrella
Future Perfect
Adorable puppies for sale? Not at these pet stores anymore.Adorable puppies for sale? Not at these pet stores anymore.
Future Perfect

Why the fight against “puppy mills” is coming to your local pet store.

By Kenny Torrella
How to travel now
One secret to cheap travel? Pet sitting.One secret to cheap travel? Pet sitting.
How to travel now

It can be an affordable, unique way to see the world one cat, dog, or goat at a time.

By Paulette Perhach

The latest in Pets

Money
Why pet food is so doggone expensiveWhy pet food is so doggone expensive
Money

My dog loves to eat garbage. Why do I spend so much on pet food?

By Benji Jones
Politics
Our pets are anxious. Is CBD the answer?Our pets are anxious. Is CBD the answer?
Politics

Dogs and cats seem to be relaxing thanks to this compound found in marijuana, but the science so far is inconclusive.

By Luke Winkie
Are our pets gobbling up the planet?
Science

From the meat-based meals to kitty litter to plastic poop bags, pet care is unarguably bad for the environment. What can we do about it?

By Eleanor Cummins and Maki Naro
Money
Wellness has come for your petsWellness has come for your pets
Money

The $636 million pet supplement industry is fueled by the greatest suckers of all: millennial dog owners, like me.

By Gray Chapman
Money
A brief Halloween history of pets in costumesA brief Halloween history of pets in costumes
Money

Instagram helps, but we’ve been dressing up dogs and cats for a long time.

By Jen A. Miller