The world is bearing witness to a shift in the way animals are treated in our homes, in public, and by the law. Interest in veganism is rapidly increasing, and more and more people are caring for animals as if they were their own children. All that’s left to do is put it in writing.

The term chonk is defined by the internet as an aggressively chubby house cat and has been a part of my vocabulary for being awed by fat cats online.

The fact that animals have senses that have a different range from our own should come as no surprise. Indeed, calling them super senses only makes sense from the viewpoint of them requiring radically different ways of perceiving their environments.

At the heart of rescuing and animal hoarding is compassion. Both truly want the best for their animal companions. The two differ when the rescuer needs rescuing and their previously rescued animals need to be rescued again – this is the point where the rescuer then becomes an animal hoarder.