Alexis Telfair-Garcia–a social worker recently hired at the Austin, TX animal shelter, Austin Pets Alive! (APA!)—recalls growing up in a family that prized community service, perhaps foreshadowing her pursuit of a career in social work. Hallmarks of that professional passage, she recounts, include earning a BA in forensic psychology, an […]
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A cat was up for adoption at the Franklin County Animal Rescue on Sept. 16. More than a dozen current and former staff and volunteers described mismanagement and a penny-pinching mentality they say has repeatedly put at risk the health of cats and dogs at the St. Albans facility. Photo […]
A worker whose pet cat was called “unprofessional” for interrupting a Zoom meeting has sparked a debate—and laughter—online. In a post to Reddit’s r/antiwork forum on Monday, user u/abovepeach wrote that her cat had jumped onto her lap during a video call with her new employer. A stock photo of […]