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It's cute, but is it safe to put your dog in a Halloween costume?
2 years, 2 months ago

It's cute, but is it safe to put your dog in a Halloween costume?

NPR  

It's cute, but is it safe to put your dog in a Halloween costume? Sponsor Message "A lot of pet ownership is selfish," Annie Grossman, owner and co-founder of School for the Dogs, a dog training facility in New York City. It's not necessarily in the dog's best interest — and certainly I can't think of any good reason why …

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‘No stopping us’: The Black women fighting for Breonna Taylor
3 years, 9 months ago

‘No stopping us’: The Black women fighting for Breonna Taylor

Al Jazeera  

A cadre of Black women in Louisville is honouring Taylor’s legacy by giving back to their communities, just as Taylor, an ER technician, did when she was alive. But so far, she said, “it’s fallen short.” Calls for policy reforms such as a ban on “no-knock” police warrants are just one way Louisville’s Black community is pushing for change since …

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Scientists have successfully taught pigs to play video games
3 years, 10 months ago

Scientists have successfully taught pigs to play video games

Salon  

No, pigs haven't learned to fly — but they have learned to play video games. A quartet of pigs — Panepinto micro pigs Ebony and Ivory, and Yorkshire pigs Hamlet and Omelette — learned how to play a video game by using their snouts to move an arcade-style joystick that would steer a cursor into various walls on a computer …

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Changes, challenges: The not-so-secret life of pandemic pets
3 years, 11 months ago

Changes, challenges: The not-so-secret life of pandemic pets

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Olivia Hinerfeld's dog Lincoln and …

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Changes, challenges: The not-so-secret life of pandemic pets
3 years, 11 months ago

Changes, challenges: The not-so-secret life of pandemic pets

Associated Press  

CINCINNATI — Olivia Hinerfeld’s dog Lincoln and Kate Hilts’ cat Potato have something in common: They both like to interrupt Zoom calls as their owners work from home. “Sometimes it’s better to preemptively put him on your lap so he can fall asleep,” says Hilts, a digital consultant in the Washington, D.C., area. “If we think how much time most …

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Changes, challenges: The not-so-secret life of pandemic pets
3 years, 11 months ago

Changes, challenges: The not-so-secret life of pandemic pets

LA Times  

Olivia Hinerfeld’s dog, Lincoln, and Kate Hilts’ cat, Potato, have something in common: They both like to interrupt Zoom calls as their owners work from home. “Sometimes it’s better to preemptively put him on your lap so he can fall asleep,” says Hilts, a digital consultant in the Washington, D.C., area. “If we think how much time most of our …

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