Caitlin Jill Anders

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Caitlin is an Associate Writer for The Dodo. Her favorite animals are a bushbaby and her pug Lucy.

Articles by Caitlin Jill Anders
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Huge Cat Too Big For Kennel Gets His Very Own Room At Shelter

He's 31 pounds and looking for someone to love him ❤️

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Dog Has No Interest In Stray Cat Her Family Adopted — Until She Has Kittens

“I guess her maternal instinct kicked in. She would lay with them and protect them.”

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Dog Waits Patiently As Rescuers Save Her Puppies One By One

She kept popping out of the bushes to make sure they were OK

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Dog Abandoned On A Construction Site Was Too Terrified To Move

Rescuers had to get creative to get him out of there.

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Special Needs Dog Gets His Very Own Stroller — So He And His Mom Can Go Everywhere Together

“Once I interacted with him at the shelter and was told he was deaf, a little blind, and how no one had come for him, I knew I had to take him home and make sure he never gets left behind again."

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Pit Bull Tied To Radiator In Abandoned House Kept Crying For Help

He's so happy now — and has so much space to run around

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Shelter Dog With Crippling Anxiety Is Scared To Go Outside

She's the most playful pup with her foster mom — and is looking for a family who will make her feel safe forever ❤️

In the Wild

5-Year-Old Boy Can't Stop Talking About This Endangered Animal

They're the most trafficked mammal on the planet — and he's raised hundreds of dollars for them.

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Police Open Abandoned Trailer And Find Dozens Of Dogs Inside

It looked like they'd been locked in there for weeks.

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Shelter Staff Cry When 15-Year-Old Cat Is Finally Adopted

"Muffy stretched, and reached out her paw as if to say, 'I've been waiting on you.'"