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Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

Gisselle Hernandez

Woman in night scared caption "POV: you're absolutely terrified in a hot tub as a strange man starts crying and confessing things" (l) Man in hot tub (c) Woman hand making phone shape up to her ear caption "um call the cops" (r)

hot tub stranger

‘I tortured animals’: A TikToker shared a hot tub with a stranger whose comments have TikTok concerned for her safety (updated)

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

Woman holding dog vet blurred in background (l) Woamn greenscreen tiktok over vet google search caption " This is so fucking DISGUSTING> Makes me wonder were their reviews before I took my dog here that were deleted??? How does my review get deleted of a place that caused my dogs death??? I HAVE NO WORDS." (r)"

animal hospital deleted reviews

‘How many bad reviews were deleted before I brought my dog here?’: TikToker says New York City vet is deleting bad Google reviews in viral TikTok

Laiken Neumann is a Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

Denny's Diner building with sign (l) Older karen freaking out at dennys man drinking behind her (r)

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‘Karen’ goes off in Denny’s after allegedly getting called out for leaving dogs in the car￼

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

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Charlotte Colombo

Woman shaking hair caption "Printing out my roomates animal abuse and taping it to the walls" (l) Woman shaking hair behind her is wall with the animal abuse taped up caption "Printing out my roomates animal abuse and taping it to the walls" (r)

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Unclick

‘You guys can like imagine what our apartment smells like’: TikToker prints out pictures of dirty litter box to prove her roommate is neglecting cats

Kathleen is a Honolulu-based freelance writer, editor and communications strategist who has been published by the New York Times, Vice, Huffington Post, Hana Hou!, and more. She&#8217;s worked in the communication departments at the Honolulu Museum of Art, ACLU of Hawaii and Hawaii Community Foundation. When she&#8217;s not writing, she can be found in the ocean, walking her rescue poi dog or oil painting.

Kathleen Wong

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rat return

‘I want to be like you when I grow up’: TikToker confronts Karen who left dead, pregnant rat at her doorstep

Woman taking an allegedly emaciated dog away.

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‘She looks like she has never eaten’: TikToker allegedly stole an abused dog, sparking debate

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

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tiktoker calls out petco for mistreatment of beta fish

TikToker calls out Petco for alleged mistreatment of betta fish, putting 2 males together in viral TikTok

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

Moises Mendez II

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‘Getting written up by Amazon must be worse than being eaten by a bear’: Viral TikTok shows Amazon driver delivering to house even though bear is outside

A TikToker asks followers if they think her hamsters are dead or just hibernating.

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‘Why you need to do your research before getting an animal’: TikToker debates whether hamsters are dead or hibernating, sparking debate

In a TikTok, a woman says she suspects her neighbor ate her cat.

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‘I’m going to steal your kitty’: TikToker says she thinks neighbor ‘ate’ her cat

Liza Bautista is a former reporting intern at the Daily Dot. She is a graduate of Marymount Manhattan College and is based in NYC. Her work has appeared in i-D, Decider, and the Interlude.

Liza Bautista

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TikToker says there are sick reptiles at Petco

‘They make profit off of sick animals’: TikToker accuses Petco of neglecting bearded dragon

A TikToker found hamsters by a PetSmart dumpster.

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‘Just found a box of f*cking hamsters’: TikToker says she found live animals abandoned in PetSmart dumpster

Kathryn Cardin is a Missouri-born writer and editor who currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. She enjoys cooking, and her dog and cat enjoy when she spills.

Kathryn Cardin

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‘His personality is gone’: TikToker says his dog was burned, traumatized after being watched by Rover sitter (updated)

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration, sexual violence, and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards. Follow: @Samideque

Samira Sadeque

Man claims his workplace puts plastic and paper in pig feed

‘Plastic and all, don’t even matter’: TikToker exposes how pig feed is made

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Animals

‘I tortured animals’: A TikToker shared a hot tub with a stranger whose comments have TikTok concerned for her safety (updated)

‘How many bad reviews were deleted before I brought my dog here?’: TikToker says New York City vet is deleting bad Google reviews in viral TikTok

‘Karen’ goes off in Denny’s after allegedly getting called out for leaving dogs in the car

‘You guys can like imagine what our apartment smells like’: TikToker prints out pictures of dirty litter box to prove her roommate is neglecting cats

‘I want to be like you when I grow up’: TikToker confronts Karen who left dead, pregnant rat at her doorstep

‘She looks like she has never eaten’: TikToker allegedly stole an abused dog, sparking debate

TikToker calls out Petco for alleged mistreatment of betta fish, putting 2 males together in viral TikTok

‘Getting written up by Amazon must be worse than being eaten by a bear’: Viral TikTok shows Amazon driver delivering to house even though bear is outside

‘Why you need to do your research before getting an animal’: TikToker debates whether hamsters are dead or hibernating, sparking debate

‘I’m going to steal your kitty’: TikToker says she thinks neighbor ‘ate’ her cat

‘They make profit off of sick animals’: TikToker accuses Petco of neglecting bearded dragon

‘Just found a box of f*cking hamsters’: TikToker says she found live animals abandoned in PetSmart dumpster

‘His personality is gone’: TikToker says his dog was burned, traumatized after being watched by Rover sitter (updated)

‘Plastic and all, don’t even matter’: TikToker exposes how pig feed is made

‘Never should you hit an animal’: TikToker says UPS courier hit her dog in the head with his scanner (updated)

Animals

‘I tortured animals’: A TikToker shared a hot tub with a stranger whose comments have TikTok concerned for her safety (updated)

‘How many bad reviews were deleted before I brought my dog here?’: TikToker says New York City vet is deleting bad Google reviews in viral TikTok

‘Karen’ goes off in Denny’s after allegedly getting called out for leaving dogs in the car￼

‘You guys can like imagine what our apartment smells like’: TikToker prints out pictures of dirty litter box to prove her roommate is neglecting cats

‘I want to be like you when I grow up’: TikToker confronts Karen who left dead, pregnant rat at her doorstep

‘She looks like she has never eaten’: TikToker allegedly stole an abused dog, sparking debate

TikToker calls out Petco for alleged mistreatment of betta fish, putting 2 males together in viral TikTok

‘Getting written up by Amazon must be worse than being eaten by a bear’: Viral TikTok shows Amazon driver delivering to house even though bear is outside

‘Why you need to do your research before getting an animal’: TikToker debates whether hamsters are dead or hibernating, sparking debate

‘I’m going to steal your kitty’: TikToker says she thinks neighbor ‘ate’ her cat

‘They make profit off of sick animals’: TikToker accuses Petco of neglecting bearded dragon

‘Just found a box of f*cking hamsters’: TikToker says she found live animals abandoned in PetSmart dumpster

‘His personality is gone’: TikToker says his dog was burned, traumatized after being watched by Rover sitter (updated)

‘Plastic and all, don’t even matter’: TikToker exposes how pig feed is made

‘Never should you hit an animal’: TikToker says UPS courier hit her dog in the head with his scanner (updated)

‘Karen’ goes off in Denny’s after allegedly getting called out for leaving dogs in the car