pets

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The pest can also affect wild animals, pets and even people.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

A national “positive list” of which animals citizens are legally permitted to keep as pets.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

Music blasting from car windows and pets running across the grass add layers of unpredictability.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

The shortlist, chosen by a panel of wildlife experts, excluded household pets.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

There were some more conventional pets, too: Tana, a beautiful white and lemon cocker spaniel who was given to me, and Hobo, a springer spaniel I looked after for a friend.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall