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• Company Is Offering ‘Fur-ternity Leave’ for New Pet Owners
  After a handful of employees at Nina Hale, a marketing company, had asked to work from home with their new dogs and cats, it became an official benefit.
• Thought the Preschool Interview Was Hard? Try the One for Doggy Day Care
  Dog owners planning an end-of-summer trip sans pet had better prep their pooches (and themselves) for a long trial “play date” and lots of paperwork.
• California Police Rush to Save Animals From Fires: ‘Get In, Get In. That’s a Good Dog.’
  Video from an officer’s body camera showed the dramatic rescue of about 60 animals as the Nelson Fire barreled toward an S.P.C.A. in California.
• If Two People Claim a Lost Cat, Who Should Get It?
  The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on balancing a pet’s welfare against claims of ownership and notifying friends about a sometimes violent ex.
• Our Fat Pets
  Sixty percent of cats tip the scales at unhealthy weights, slightly more than the 56 percent of dogs. It’s not good for them.