cats and dogs

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So it tugs at my heartstrings to read about New Yorkers having to surrender their cats and dogs to shelters out of financial distress.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The cats and dogs were found as a part of a morning search warrant served by Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control Friday morning.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

At her home in Saint-Tropez, dozens of cats and dogs — along with goats, sheep and a horse — wandered freely.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

Obesity is widespread among domestic cats and dogs, with recent surveys estimating that 50-60% fall into the overweight category, which has contributed to yearly increases in feline diabetes.

From Science Daily • Nov. 17, 2025

Jellyfish and insects, frogs and lizards, fish and birds are all animals just as cats and dogs are.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall