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The Daily Dot

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

Melody Heald

Expert reveals whether you should feed Kirkland dog food to your pet

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‘Looks good on the surface’: Expert reveals whether you should feed Kirkland dog food to your pet

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

Woman issues FreshPet warning—and any other dog food you get refrigerated at Walmart

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‘That’s why I cook their food at home’: Woman issues FreshPet warning—and any other dog food you get refrigerated at Walmart

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

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‘Why is this allowed?’: FedEx worker complains about having to deliver this one item. He’s a bodybuilder

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

Nina Hernandez

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‘There is a reason the Litter Robot is 1K’: Woman issues warning about automatic litter boxes after cat dies

Cat owner issues warning on Miami vet after nightmare experience

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

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

Woman with her dog(l), Spirit Airlines plane(c), Dog(r)

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‘We don’t even pay for carry on bags’: Spirit Airlines passenger doesn’t want to pay $125 fee to travel with her dog. So she does this instead

Vladimir Supica is a Serbia-based freelance writer. He enjoys traveling through Europe, reading non-fiction books, and playing with his dog Max.

Vladimir Supica

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‘They … handed me a flashlight’: Woman says dog fell in storm drain—and officials told her to go in sewer herself

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

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

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

Tenant says landlord is evicting his dog even though it’s never been violent

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‘If he’s not gone…then we’re evicted’: Tenant says landlord is evicting his dog even though it’s never been violent. Is that allowed?

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

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

Driver picks up first Uber Pet ride. The passenger was taking her dog to get euthanized

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‘This dog looked every bit of 6, 7 months old’: Driver picks up first Uber Pet ride. The passenger was taking her dog to get euthanized

Mike Hadge

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

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

Expert says Chewy is using this trick to steal your information

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‘They have literally lied to our customers’: Expert says Chewy is using this trick to steal your information

Woman shows trick to hiding her cats when landlord does his inspection

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‘Been here, done this’: Woman shows trick to hiding her cats when landlord does his inspection

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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