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

Braden Bjella

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‘People need to mind their business’: People think woman snuck her dog on United Airlines flight, sparking debate

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

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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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Customer says Amazon worker ‘intentionally’ threw packages on their dog

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‘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 former Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

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

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Grace Stanley

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‘That’s literally insane’: Apartment complex institutes dog DNA testing to hunt down poop offenders in viral TikTok, sparking debate

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‘I can’t stand people who leave their dogs loose while your just trying to do your job’: DoorDash driver gets attacked by dog in viral TikTok, sparking debate

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Clara Wang

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‘We can’t buy houses. Might as well’: Dog birthday party features water-tasting station so dogs can taste Evian in viral TikTok, sparking debate about millennials

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

Brooke Sjoberg

‘My neighbors abandoned their dog’: TikToker finds neighbor’s dog at shelter in viral video

Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

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Viral TikTok of dog climbing through Starbucks drive-thru window sparks debate

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‘He wanted to keep the bodies on his property as trophies’: TikToker says neighbor shot her dogs after they accidentally wandered onto his yard

TikToker says a Karen got upset they left Husky in Tesla with ‘dog mode’ on, sparking debate

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‘Y’all ran my dog over!‘: Karen couple runs into TikToker’s dog with scooter in viral TikTok

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‘People need to mind their business’: People think woman snuck her dog on United Airlines flight, sparking debate

‘Never take food from strangers’: Former Airbnb customer service rep says a host fed guests ‘welcome spaghetti’ with dog food in it

Customer says Amazon worker ‘intentionally’ threw packages on their dog

‘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

‘That’s literally insane’: Apartment complex institutes dog DNA testing to hunt down poop offenders in viral TikTok, sparking debate

‘I can’t stand people who leave their dogs loose while your just trying to do your job’: DoorDash driver gets attacked by dog in viral TikTok, sparking debate

‘We can’t buy houses. Might as well’: Dog birthday party features water-tasting station so dogs can taste Evian in viral TikTok, sparking debate about millennials

‘My neighbors abandoned their dog’: TikToker finds neighbor’s dog at shelter in viral video

Viral TikTok of dog climbing through Starbucks drive-thru window sparks debate

‘He wanted to keep the bodies on his property as trophies’: TikToker says neighbor shot her dogs after they accidentally wandered onto his yard

TikToker says a Karen got upset they left Husky in Tesla with ‘dog mode’ on, sparking debate

‘Y’all ran my dog over!‘: Karen couple runs into TikToker’s dog with scooter in viral TikTok

‘Who chains up a corgi?’: TikToker puts dog owner on blast for tying corgis to tree during a storm

‘Karen’ complains on phone about TikToker’s emotional support animal—right in front of her

Dogs

‘People need to mind their business’: People think woman snuck her dog on United Airlines flight, sparking debate

‘Never take food from strangers’: Former Airbnb customer service rep says a host fed guests ‘welcome spaghetti’ with dog food in it

Customer says Amazon worker ‘intentionally’ threw packages on their dog

‘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￼

‘That’s literally insane’: Apartment complex institutes dog DNA testing to hunt down poop offenders in viral TikTok, sparking debate

‘I can’t stand people who leave their dogs loose while your just trying to do your job’: DoorDash driver gets attacked by dog in viral TikTok, sparking debate

‘We can’t buy houses. Might as well’: Dog birthday party features water-tasting station so dogs can taste Evian in viral TikTok, sparking debate about millennials

‘My neighbors abandoned their dog’: TikToker finds neighbor’s dog at shelter in viral video

Viral TikTok of dog climbing through Starbucks drive-thru window sparks debate

‘He wanted to keep the bodies on his property as trophies’: TikToker says neighbor shot her dogs after they accidentally wandered onto his yard

TikToker says a Karen got upset they left Husky in Tesla with ‘dog mode’ on, sparking debate

‘Y’all ran my dog over!‘: Karen couple runs into TikToker’s dog with scooter in viral TikTok

‘Who chains up a corgi?’: TikToker puts dog owner on blast for tying corgis to tree during a storm

‘Karen’ complains on phone about TikToker’s emotional support animal—right in front of her

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