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California Just Made This Cat Procedure A Criminal Offense
California has officially made it illegal for veterinarians to declaw cats anywhere in the state after Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 867 into law, joining only four other states in banning the controversial practice. The new legislation prohibits any type of claw removal procedure unless medically necessary, ending what
She Rescued 46 Lives Just Days Before Her Wedding
Amy Roberts spent the days leading up to her Sunday wedding clipping nails, treating mites, and finding foster homes for 46 guinea pigs she rescued from horrific conditions after an owner was evicted from a house in Loughborough, Leicestershire. The co-director of Mansfield Guinea Pig Rescue in Nottinghamshire had promised
This Preschooler’s Response To A School Lesson Is Saving Dogs In Michigan
A four-year-old boy from Oxford, Michigan, turned a simple school lesson about charity into a month-long fundraising campaign that has raised over $300 and collected more than 30 items for his local dog shelter. Easton Peterson decided after learning about giving back in September that he wanted to help dogs
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How Free Bicycles Became The Answer To An Education Problem
A Detroit high school principal made a bold decision that transformed her students’ lives by giving every single one of them a free bicycle, addressing chronic absenteeism in a way that goes far beyond just getting kids to class. Principal Michelle Davis of Davis Aerospace Technical High School watched as
California Just Made It Illegal For Websites To Do This To You
California just took digital privacy protection to a level no other state has ever attempted with groundbreaking legislation that lets residents opt out of data collection across the entire internet with a single click. Governor Gavin Newsom signed two new laws this week that close frustrating loopholes in the California
What 150 Strangers Discovered By Screaming Together In Austin
Every Sunday evening, something unexpected happens on Austin’s Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge as crowds gather not for a concert or celebration, but for something far more cathartic. Scream Club Austin invites locals to release their frustrations through collective screaming sessions that have drawn up to 150 people since launching in September.
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Free Medical School Forever With One Billion-Dollar Gift
Ruth Gottesman stunned the medical world when she announced a $1 billion donation to Albert Einstein College of Medicine, using money left to her by her late husband David, a financier and friend of Warren Buffett whose company was an early Berkshire Hathaway investor. The gift immediately made tuition free
This Perfect Match Between Two Amputees
When Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies found Cleo the dog, shot and severely injured in Phoenix, they never imagined her tragic story would lead to one of the most perfect adoption matches in rescue history. Originally named Mika, the brave dog’s front leg had to be amputated due to her gunshot
Meet The 102 Year Old Record-Breaking Climber
Kokichi Akuzawa almost gave up halfway through his record-breaking climb of Mount Fuji at age 102, admitting he’d never felt so weak during a mountain ascent in his 88 years of climbing. Accompanied by his 70-year-old daughter, granddaughter, and friends from his local climbing club, Akuzawa pushed through two nights