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From dog-walking to lavish hotels, pet owners are investing more in taking care of their fur babies.

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The Activists Fighting to Free China’s Captive Killer Whales

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2019-08-20 10:09:19

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The British shorthair, named Garlic after its progenitor, was born from a surrogate mother a month a......

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