PET STORIES
Real-life stories that celebrate the bond between people and their pets
The Day A Cat Changed Everything
I wasn’t always an animal person, until one small, unexpected visitor rewrote what I understood about care, kinship, and connection.
Never “Just a dog.” Never “Just a cat.”
A reflection on why grief for an animal is real grief, and why loving them anyway is a courageous act.
By
Jeanne Yalao