Haley and Debbie are coming to you with our first two-parter! This was a bit of an unexpected one though. We're here with a lighter-hearted episode to chat about how pets got their start in the USA and how much (or little?) has changed. Debbie's telling this story after reading Pets in America by Katherine C. Grier so you should definitely also read that book. It's very interesting! Debbie also used a few other sources as she was writing so those are below too. Enjoy the episode and we would love to chat!

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Sources:

American Pet Products Association. "2024 Pet Industry Market Size & Ownership Statistics." APPA.org, 2024.

Grier, Katherine C. Pets in America: A History. University of North Carolina Press, 2006.

Oxford English Dictionary. "Pet, n.1." Historical Thesaurus, Oxford University Press.

"Rent-A-Cat Service Thrives." New York Times, 24 Mar. 1895.

Robichaud, Mark A. "Animal Personhood and the Development of Animal Welfare Policy." Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum, vol. 28, 2018.

Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalog. 1895 and 1902. Archive.org.

Shevelow, Kathryn. For the Love of Animals: The Rise of the Animal Protection Movement. Holt Paperbacks, 2008.

Sigourney, Lydia. Letters to Mothers. Harper & Brothers, 1838.