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Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

Cat owner issues warning on Miami vet after nightmare experience

‘Was he alive when you brought him in?’: Pet owner issues warning about the vet after failed diagnosis

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Target customer issues dire warning on Kindfull cat food

‘I am going to have to pay a bunch of vet bills’: Target customer issues dire warning on Kindfull cat food

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

Someone looking under a car(l+r), Chick-fil-a(c)

‘Only at Chick-fil-A would they even notice’: Chick-fil-A worker notices something unusual underneath customer’s car in drive-thru

Stacey Nguyen is a lifestyle and entertainment writer based in California. You can find her work on Real Simple, InStyle, BuzzFeed, PopSugar, and other sites.

Stacey Nguyen

Embrace kitty vibes with the one-of-a-kind calico hair trend

Mike Hadge

Cats are having eerie reactions to the sounds of Ancient Egypt on TikTok

Kyle Calise is a video producer, writer, and storyteller from southern New England. When he’s not crafting explainer and culture videos, he’s usually out on a nature trail admiring trees.

Kyle Calise

Meme History: Woman Yelling At Cat

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.

Charlotte Colombo

A cat food customer and animal rescue worker has called out Purina for falsely advertising the amount of cat food in a can.

‘Stop ripping people off’: Customer catches Purina falsely advertising the amount of cat food in a can

Culture

‘Bingi’: The internet celebrates the birth of viral internet cat Bingus’s cute new baby

Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

‘I literally can’t believe I didn’t know this for so long’: Woman issues PSA about hair growth products for pet owners

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

‘Cats hate scratching it apparently’: Cat owner shares what fabric to buy so cats don’t destroy your furniture

Sayou Cooper is a freelance journalist covering the internet and popular culture.

Sayou Cooper

cat meme greenscreen TikTok over image of checkout with caption "When a customer tells you about their divorce, and how bad everything is going for them in life when you ask them Cash or Card..." (l) cat meme greenscreen TikTok over image of checkout with caption "When a customer tells you about their divorce, and how bad everything is going for them in life when you ask them Cash or Card..." (c) cat meme greenscreen TikTok over image of checkout with caption "When a customer tells you about their divorce, and how bad everything is going for them in life when you ask them Cash or Card..." (r)

Unclick

‘This cat meme will never end’: TikTok’s new meme is a zoned-out cat

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

woman hanging up missing pet sign on pole at Costco parking lot caption "I flew from New York to Fort Worth to search for my baby." (l) Black and white cat with green eyes sitting caption "My ex threw out my cat. Fort Worth, Texas 76177" (c) Google maps image of Golden Tringle Boulevard Texas captions "Someone saw my cat at the Elan Keller Ranch last Thursday." "Please help me find my baby." "He threw y baby out on Golden Triangle Boulevard and gave me 5 possible locations." (r)

‘Please help me to find my baby’: Woman’s ex ‘threw away’ her cat. She’s frantically searching for him on TikTok

You can find her byline in Vice, Teen Vogue, Epic, and the Independent, among other publications. You can find her on Twitter @GagliardoSilver.

Victoria Gagliardo-Silver

Messy room with laundry trash and random garbage and cat caption "when ur nightmare of a housemate finally moves out but leaves their room like this and ABANDONS their cat" (l) Cat eating in messy room with caption "when ur nightmare of a housemate finally moves out but leaves their room like this and ABANDONS their cat" (c) Messy room's closet and other side caption "when ur nightmare of a housemate finally moves out but leaves their room like this and ABANDONS their cat" (r)

‘Take the cat in please’: TikToker shows off mess left by ‘nightmare’ roommate who abandoned their cat

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

cat outside door (l) hand petting cat (c) cat in bathroom (r) all with caption "my neighbors left their cat outside in the cold so I let them in my apartment for a bit"

‘It was past 2am at this point’: TikToker finds neighbor’s cat stuck outside in the cold, sparking debate

Michelle Brandabur is a former intern at the Daily Dot and a student at Boston University. Her work has been featured in the Somerville Journal, Capital Public Radio, and WTBU Radio.

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