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Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

Susan LaMarca

“I need answers”: The “Petsmart Truther” has a viral song about the true meaning of the brand’s name

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

Left: Blonde woman in a white shirt looking into camera. Right: Screenshot of a PetSmart employee in a PetSmart store, text overlay reads, "Today PetSmart refused to sell me a bearded dragon until I bought the biggest tank! Instead of the setuup that said it was for a bearded dragon."

“Not a toy”: Woman calls out PetSmart  for refusing to sell her a bearded dragon without a large tank—the internet sides with PetSmart

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.

Alexandra Samuels

“Check this out”: Woman shops at PetSmart. Then she takes a closer look at her receipt

Tangie Mitchell is a creative writer, journalist, and editor based in New York. Her interests include pop culture and entertainment, poetry, and morning cups of herbal tea.

Tangie Mitchell

PetSmart storefront(l), Man talking(c), Birds nest(r)

‘You are told to toss them??’: Petsmart worker finds eggs inside bird cage. He doesn’t throw them away like he’s supposed to

Petsmart