19-year-old cousin decides to call animal sanctuary to take her 68-year-old cousin’s pet monkey, after years of raising the capuchin irresponsibly: ‘Wild animals are not pets’

You can love animals and want what is best for them, and still be able to recognize that not all animals are meant to be pets. Dogs, cats, hamsters, and even certain types of birds and snakes are all common pets that you can find in average households. Most common pets are not suitable to …
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30+ Cat Memes For Pet Parents Who Love Their Feline Friends

Cat memes are a classic for a reason! If there’s one animal that has been memed the most over the past 15 years, it is the cat. People who don’t use the internet voraciously claim that cat memes are the only things in internet culture they can tolerate, and I respect their hardline stance. If …
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21 Pet Memes Turning Vet Visits Into a Drama Show

Taking your pet to the vet for a check-up is hardly ever simple. For dogs, the car ride starts with suspicion, but the moment they realize what’s going on, they start to panic. And when it comes to cats, the carrier is where trust officially says goodbye. Good thing we can still laugh at these …
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Entitled pet owner sublets apartment for $3000, demands tenant take care of her Persian cats: ‘She isn’t willing to pay for cat sitters’

Is caring for somebody else’s pets a privilege worth paying for? While any animal lover is usually delighted at the opportunity to meet other people’s pets, it is only natural for there to be a limit to their enthusiasm. Much like with babies, it is nice to stick around for the fun bits and stay …
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25 Memes That Will Feel Like a Hug at the End of Your Crash-Out Week

Even though it’s already March, it somehow still feels like New Year’s Eve was just yesterday. The return to routines, responsibilities, and deadlines can sneak up fast, and sometimes the best way to decompress is with a little humor. Luckily, these comforting memes are here to feel like a small hug at the end of …
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Roommate refuses to replace $800 mattress after her cat ruins it, claims it’s not her fault: ‘She freaked out and called me heartless for threatening her cat’

If it’s your cat, you’re responsible for the damage they do.  We all love our cats, but you have to admit that they come with some drawbacks. The good usually outweighs the bad, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t going to be some bumps along the way. Animals are unpredictable after all, and they …
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‘I always talk to my fish after work’: 36-year-old gets jealous that his boyfriend talks to his fish more than he talks to him

If he wants his boyfriend to talk to him, he should at least seem interested in what he has to say. One of the best things about animals is that they can’t talk back. Some might say that’s the worst thing about them, but I believe that not knowing what my dog is thinking is …
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30-year-old steals $2000 from her sister for her cat’s funeral after she asked her to scale down the budget: ‘She claimed it was an emotional emergency.’

We all love our pets, but there are people who are willing to beg, borrow, and steal to give their pets the same dignity usually afforded only to human beings.  As a former dog bakery employee, I know firsthand that people will spend big bucks on luxury items for their dogs and cats. They will …
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Cat sitter demands coworker pay him $2K after he watched her cat for 6 months, cat owner offers him $300 as compensation: ‘No money was agreed or promised before I left’

Pet sitting is one of those things that’s usually done pretty informally. You ask your mom, your friend from college, or your friend’s with benefits’ best friend to watch your dog or cat for a couple of days, and you give them a couple of hundred bucks for their service. Unless you’re a professional pet …
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Parents ask college-aged kid to take care of their farm animals while they’re on 10-day vacation despite previously inviting them on the trip: ‘I’m trying to set boundaries and do what’s best for me’

Nobody likes to be left out of a plan. Being excluded from something is one of the worst feelings in the world. It will leave you rejected and reeling with self-doubt. Especially if the people doing that excluding are the ones who are supposed to love you unconditionally. That would have to hurt the most. …
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