-Sometimes we can't bring our pets with us when we travel, and a lucky few are able to afford top-notch lodgings for their furry friends. Resort-style kennels equipped with webcams and posh amenities are becoming more and more common, as chronicled in this NYTimes article about pet stay facilities.
-An Oklahoma woman has won the right to keep a kangaroo as a pet after demonstrating that the partially-paralyzed animal alleviates her depression and is no danger to the community. Read more about Irwin the therapy kangaroo.