Pet heartbreak: ‘I’m in tears as I write about my pandemic foster failure’

I read so much about getting a dog and how life-changing this is. There’s an influx of articles on how to socialise them, how to settle them in, why you can’t leave them alone for long periods, how you need to train them. Kittens and cats need that same care, but all I see are the same old stereotype of cats “taking care of themselves” and I want to scream. Are cats easier in that...