I'm grateful to Dr. Michael Bailey, president of the AMVA, for sharing Halloween pet safety tips for dogs and cats: #Halloween #dogs #cats #pets www.forbes.com/sites/jenree...

What a wonderful weekend in Indianapolis to meet up with fellow cat writers at the CWA Awards Banquet! Thank you to the @catwriters.bsky.social event organizers and to the judges who awarded me two Muse Medallions. Congratulations to all of the winners! #cats #Indianapolis #writers

I'm inspired by the work of Keely Gaffney, who is channeling her grief over the sudden death of her puppy Dunkin into projects to bring joy to shelter dogs and to help people in similar situations pay for their veterinary bills: www.forbes.com/sites/jenree... #puppy #goldenretriever #Dunkin #dogs

I'm encouraged by the trend of domestic violence shelters allowing pets, which helps the entire family escape to safety:
www.forbes.com/sites/jenree... #pets #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth

I loved interviewing two volunteer puppy raisers for the guide dog school The Seeing Eye about the perks of working with puppies (plus - cute pics!): www.forbes.com/sites/jenree... #puppies #dogs #guidedog #volunteering

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

The American Society of Journalists and Authors' 2025 Membership Drive Kicks Off With Lower Dues, Free E-Book, and More!

To learn more click here:
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People of all ages should make a backup plan for their pets in case they die - and the nonprofit 2nd Chance 4 Pets offers free help: www.forbes.com/sites/jenree... #dogs #cats #birds #pets

And the 2025 Fat Bear Week Champion is...Chunk! It's been fun covering a different species and the festivities that surround fat bears - and the awareness they bring to the importance of protecting nature! www.forbes.com/sites/jenree... #FatBearWeek #FatBearWeek2025 #Chunk

Happy Fall! If you like to travel (or dream of traveling) with your dog, here are six spots around the world that shine: www.tripadvisor.com/Articles-lRW... #dogs #TravelTuesday #autumn

Team Rock 1 Kidney had a blast at the Southern California Kidney Walk yesterday! Our captain, a high school student, helped our team raise over $4,500 for the National Kidney Foundation! Woohoo! #KidneyWalk #KidneyWalk2025 @nkf-professionals.bsky.social

For decades, if you found a missing pet, the first stop was the local animal shelter. But that advice is changing per the animal welfare community, such as checking for a microchip at an animal hospital & trying to reunite the pet with her family yourself: bestfriends.org/stories/best... #dogs #pets

It's so important to make a plan for our pets in case we die, and Friends of Strays Animal Shelter in Florida offers peace of mind for people who worry their pets will outlive them through the "Pet Guardianship" program: #dogs #cats #pets #animalshelter www.forbes.com/sites/jenree...

What fun to be interviewed by Bucket List Community Cafe, a terrific Denver site that supports college journalists! bucketlistcommunitycafe.com/5-questions-... #dogs #writing

Fat Bear Week is finally here! Voting kicked off today at 12 p.m. ET and runs through Sept. 30: www.forbes.com/sites/jenree... #FatBearWeek #Grazer #Chunk

Is anyone else obsessed with Fat Bear Week? It's so fun to have the chance to cover it this year! #bears #FatBearWeek #Alaska #FatBearJunior #Katmai www.forbes.com/sites/jenree...

It was touching to cover Leader, a Rottweiler whose therapy dog work earned her the title of USO's Canine Volunteer of the Year. Her handler is an Army veteran who became an active therapy dog handler after the death of her husband: #dogs #Rottweiler #therapydog www.forbes.com/sites/jenree...

Woah! Time flies when you're having fun. Only 26 days?? We can't wait to share these dogs with you, submit to find yourself in our little yard! We're open and #reading all work now!

Submit #poetry, #fiction, #essay, #art, #nonfiction, and more today!

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My dog had a blast at his first MLB game, and I had fun writing about Bark at the Park in my latest for Forbes: www.forbes.com/sites/jenree... #dogs #Rockies #Denver #Colorado #CoorsField #baseball

PET FOOD ALERT - The FDA has found that certain lots of RAWR Raw Cat Food Chicken Eats sliders tested positive for H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. bit.ly/4gdHMHc

What a joy to profile Leo, a therapy dog who visits assisted living facilities, libraries & the adolescent wing at a psychiatric hospital in England! He's also the star of a children's book series, Lil' Leo, & won a BBC Make A Difference Award: justlabsmagazine.com/in-their-deb... #dogs #therapydog

For dog lovers in search of lighter reading... www.rd.com/article/why-... #dogs #dogbehavior #doglife

A group of 6 LCC K9 comfort dogs arrived in Minneapolis yesterday in the wake of the latest mass shooting. The organization deploys comfort dogs following tragic events. The dogs wore their "please pet me vests," offering love and comfort to those processing this heartbreaking tragedy. 15/10 for all

We are so proud of kidney donor Patty Graham, founder of One Kidney Club, for winning The Hero Award from the Chris Klug Foundation for all she does for the kidney donor community! Congratulations, Patty! We love you! onekidneyclubs.com #KidneyDonor