Adopting a cat from a shelter offers numerous benefits. Not only does it provide a loving home for an animal in need, but it also helps reduce the number of cats in shelters. According to Academy Pet, ...

Maria Azzurra Volpe is a Newsweek Life & Trends reporter based in London, U.K. Her focus is reporting on everyday life topics and trending stories. She has covered Pet Care and Wildlife stories ...

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DEAR ABBY: I met an acquaintance a few months ago during a brief work situation. We struck up a friendship (or so I thought) and have had lunch or dinner together a few times. She’s recently ...

Dear Abby advises a woman who believes her husband puts everyone first before her. Tatyana Gladskih - stock.adobe.com DEAR ABBY: My husband puts everyone first before me. An example: We were ...

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Emily Anthes is a science reporter who writes Pet Theory, a column about our creature companions. When my husband and I took our cat to the vet early last year, we were hoping to hear that we had ...

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