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True stories of animal intelligence, sentience, and resilience, with easy ways you can make a difference in animal welfare
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Everyone Laughed at Finn's Strange Dance
He was the last dog left from a rescue of fifty
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July 22, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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Do Animals Have a Sense of Humor?
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Do Animals Have a Sense of Humor?
What playful teasing reveals about animal minds
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June 16, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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Animals aren't instinct-driven machines—they think, plan, and deceive. From scrub jays re-hiding food to chimps giving false alarms, flexible deception reveals strategic minds at work in the wild.
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#AnimalCognition #WildlifeBehavior #AnimalMinds
Beyond Instinct: The Intelligence Behind Animal Deception
Strategic Behavior as Evidence of Mind
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June 9, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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The New York Times credited Griffin as the only reason animal consciousness was given consideration.

Donald Griffin and the Study of Animal Minds: What Goes Around Comes Around*
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#AnimalCognition #AnimalSentience #AnimalMinds #Ethology #AnimalBehavior
Donald Griffin and the Study of Animal Minds: What Goes Around Comes Around*
Once dismissed, Donald Griffin was later credited by the New York Times as the reason animal thinking was taken seriously at all
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June 2, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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The elephant whisperer thekindlife.substack.com/p/how-lawren...

#Elephants #Conservation #AnimalBehavior #Wildlife #TheKindLife
How Lawrence Anthony Won the Trust of a Rogue Elephant Herd
A conservation story about trauma, trust, and the patience it took to change the way elephants experienced humans
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May 25, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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The Elephant Whisperer thekindlife.substack.com/p/how-lawren... #Elephants #Conservation #AnimalBehavior #Wildlife #TheKindLife
How Lawrence Anthony Won the Trust of a Rogue Elephant Herd
A conservation story about trauma, trust, and the patience it took to change the way elephants experienced humans
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May 25, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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How Lawrence Anthony Won the Trust of a Rogue Elephant Herd
A conservation story about trauma, trust, and the patience it took to change the way elephants experienced humans
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May 22, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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It's time to stop quibbling about this.
Animals Feel—Science Confirms It
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Animals Feel—Science Confirms It
Grief. Guilt. Friendship. What their emotions demand of us.
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May 8, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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So many lost cats out there. I hope this helps.
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How to Find Your Lost Cat
Practical, evidence-based steps to locate your missing cat quickly—starting with the critical first hours
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April 28, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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Do dogs really know when their people are coming home? The Jaytee experiments make the question more interesting than it first seems.
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#DogBehavior #AnimalBehavior
April 25, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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When is enough?
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#AnimalWelfare #AnimalRescue #CompassionInAction
When Helping Animals Never Feels Like Enough—Here’s What You Can Actually Do
A personal reflection on compassion, responsibility, and 20 practical ways anyone can reduce animal suffering
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April 16, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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The Dog Who Knew 340 Words
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#AnimalIntelligence #AnimalCognition #AnimalEthics
The Dog Who Knew 340 Words
A border collie named Betsy didn’t just follow commands—she mapped language, recognized images, and challenged what we believe about animals
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April 7, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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One Small Pause, One Saved Life
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#compassion #animalrescue #mindfulness #animalwelfare
One Small Pause, One Saved Life
Saving just one animal won't change the world, but the world will change for that one animal
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April 3, 2026 at 1:22 PM
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Virginia: early voting for the redistricting amendment is happening now through April 18.

Protect your voting power and help level the playing field ahead of the midterm elections by voting YES today or on Election Day, April 21.
March 27, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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A true encounter about trust, wildness, and knowing when to let go.

"No" Is Its Own Kind of Freedom
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"No" Is Its Own Kind of Freedom
A true encounter about trust, wildness, and knowing when to let go
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March 27, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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Animals feel.
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#AnimalSentience #CompassionateConservation #CognitiveEthology #AnimalEthics
It’s Time to Celebrate Animal Sentience and Stop Squabbling
Science and common sense clearly show that diverse animals are feeling beings
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March 18, 2026 at 11:47 AM
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#AnimalSentience #ElephantGrief #ElephantEmotions
Elephant Mourning
Elephants gently touch the bones of their dead and carry stillborn calves for days. A glimpse into animal emotions.
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March 16, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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Crows May Seem Ominous—But They're Backyard Geniuses Smarter Than Your Dog

#CrowIntelligence #WildlifeBehavior #AnimalCognition
March 3, 2026 at 11:24 PM
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#backyarddogs #dogs #helpdogs
What You Can Do to Help a Neglected Backyard Dog
Some dogs are tethered outdoors 24/7 in frigid weather
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February 17, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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#compassion #empathy #animals #ants #nature #ethics
What Ants Teach Us About Compassion and What We Refuse to Learn
A Surprising Lesson in Empathy from Small Creatures
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February 10, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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A lot of “outdoor cats” are actually scared indoor pets who slipped out—not feral. substack.com/home/post/p-...
How to Tell the Difference Between a Lost and Feral Cat
Half of Lost Cats Are Indoor-Only—Don't Assume Every Outdoor Cat Is Feral
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February 10, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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I didn't know that feral cats never meow thekindlife.substack.com/p/how-to-tel...

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How to Tell the Difference Between a Lost and Feral Cat
Half of Lost Cats Are Indoor-Only—Don't Assume Every Outdoor Cat Is Feral
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February 10, 2026 at 2:30 PM