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December 15, 2025

pets

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Life as a kitten mule

November 16, 2025 Shawn Krest

I’ve driven on Interstate 95 hundreds of times, but this trip was different. I had my usual travel mug of coffee, my box of cheese crackers for road-trip snacking, and a phone filled with podcast […]

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Lowe’s teams up with Petco to offer pet supplies, services

January 27, 2022 Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press

Lowe’s is teaming up with Petco to offer pet departments within its stores, betting that customers want cans of dog food along with their cans of paint. The first Lowe’s with a Petco is expected […]

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Millennial Money: ‘Back to normal’ boosts pandemic pup costs

July 30, 2021 Courtney Jespersen, NerdWallet

Last summer, like millions of Americans, I brought home a 7-pound ball of fluff. Over the past year, my mini-goldendoodle has turned into 23 pounds of pure joy. Close to 1 in 5 households have […]

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Pandemic pets are a ‘furry annuity,’ says Petco CEO

July 2, 2021 Joe Pisani, Associated Press

NEW YORK — Yummy, a 12-year-old Labrador retriever, is in Petco’s San Diego offices so much he has his own title. “We call him the chief dog officer,” says CEO Ron Coughlin, the real top […]

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All those in favor say meow: Pets banned from bill hearings

February 5, 2021 Holly Ramer, Associated Press

CONCORD, N.H. — Politically active pets are out of luck in New Hampshire, where some lawmakers have been told to keep their cats and dogs out of the room when they log on for remote […]

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‘No Empty Bowl’ project partners with community to help struggling pet owners

February 3, 2021 Elizabeth Lincicome

RALEIGH — Over the course of the coronavirus pandemic pets have proven to be rare and reliable sources of enjoyment throughout otherwise dark and troubling times. In fact, in the very early months of the […]

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Petco goes public again as spending on dogs and cats soars

January 15, 2021 Joe Pisani, Associated Press

NEW YORK — Petco, the pet store chain, went public again Thursday, hoping to cash in on people’s obsessions with their furry pets. Petco’s stock, which opened at $18 Thursday, soared 63% to close at […]

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American Airlines is grounding emotional-support animals

January 7, 2021 Dave Koenig, Associated Press

DALLAS — American Airlines is banning emotional-support animals in a move that will force most owners to pay extra if they want their pets to travel with them. The airline said Tuesday that it will […]

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US tightens definition of service animals allowed on planes

December 3, 2020 David Koenig, Associated Press

The days of pets flying with their owners in airplane cabins for free are coming to an end. The Transportation Department issued a final rule Wednesday covering animals on airlines. It decided that only dogs […]

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Animals, people rescue each other in heartfelt docuseries

October 25, 2020 Lynn Elber, Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — In a new docuseries, a child who uses a walker meets a dog with its own version of wheels. Inmates find solace in training canines for adoption, and pigs strut their stuff […]

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