Tell me if this sounds familiar: You’re scrolling through Facebook and you see announcement after announcement — babies, weddings, new houses. It seems like your virtual friends have it all figured out. This propensity for oversharing is especially hard for people who struggle with fertility issues. According to Resolve, one in eight couples struggle to […]
Universe, meet Brody. He’s an 8-week-old puppy from Rock Hill, South Carolina, and he’s basically the cutest. Facebook / Alicia Schwartz While it’s not obvious in the image above, Brody’s life recently hung in the balance after he endured being shot 18 times with a BB gun. He was rushed to a local animal hospital […]
Children are cute. Dogs are cute. Children and dogs together are the cutest. Case in point, this little girl and her two golden retrievers, Oatmeal and Pippin. They have a daily routine that just about anyone can get behind. After she takes her bath, this little one forgets about herself and makes sure that her […]
I decided long ago that the only babies I’d ever have in my life would have four legs, wagging tails, and wet noses. Whether you exclusively want little ones of the fuzzy variety or your heart is big enough for babies of all kinds, you know that there’s a certain psychosis we all share as […]
We could wax philosophical about the nature of charity for days on end, but the fact of the matter is that performing acts of kindness is gratifying. And that’s why donating food, clothing, and money feels good. You’ve probably heard that massive, corporatized organizations are shady at worst and questionable at best, but corruption in […]
On June 23, 2016, the United Kingdom will hold a referendum to decide whether or not it will remain in the European Union. There have been rumblings of such a referendum for quite some time now, but Prime Minister David Cameron, under extreme pressure from conservative politicians across the U.K., has officially announced that they […]
When we were little, our stuffed animals served as fluffy confidantes. They sat with us at our tea parties, they stayed close at night to fend off bad dreams, and they comforted us when we were sick. What they didn’t typically do, however, is teach us important lessons that would ultimately stick with us for […]
As much as I love not having to bundle up just to get the mail, I can’t say that I’m a fan of summer. I have basically zero tolerance for the heat, I would rather set my own hair on fire than go to the beach, and going outside half naked and sitting in still […]
When it comes to relationships, some are stronger than others. We find different forms of companionship in different people, and even if relationships don’t last forever, they all leave their respective marks. But one kind of bond leaves a mark that can’t be replicated. It’s easy to think about the relationships between people and their […]
When dog-loving cop Marcus Montgomery showed up at the Panhandle Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) one day, he was just responding to a routine call. People at the shelter were dealing with an issue with a former employee, so Montgomery quickly helped them resolve the situation. Just as he was about to leave, however, one of […]