SUBSCRIBE & SAVE Less than $3 per week View Profile The Explainer Talking Points The Week Recommends Newsletters From the Magazine The Week Junior Food & Drink Personal Finance All Categories Newsletter sign up instant opinion 'Retailers have a role to play, too' Opinion, comment and editorials of the day Newsletter sign up Pet stores 'can — and many already do — partner with local shelters' (Image credit: John Smith / VIEWpress via Getty Images) Justin Klawans, The Week US 16 June 2025 'The "puppy farm capital of Europe" changed a cruel practice. So can the US.' Jennifer McCartney at The Washington Post Ireland "was known as the 'puppy farm capital of Europe'" but has "significantly reformed the way we treat pets," says Jennifer McCartney. Because of the "size of the U.S., the problem here can seem daunting." But "there is hope," as pet stores "can — and many already do — partner with local shelters to offer adoption events." Ireland "didn't change overnight. 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Higher seas are a "force multiplier for those bigger waves," making "high tides higher and more destructive." 'Greater America has been exporting disunion for decades' Viet Thanh Nguyen at The Nation A "'revolution without frontiers' is a good way to describe the project of Greater America as well — a world in which the American revolution turns the United States into the Greatest Country on Earth," says Viet Thanh Nguyen. People "living in Central and South America have certainly asserted their claim to being American, but usually by arguing that they were overshadowed by a United States that had seized the name of America for itself." 'New Jersey's recent governor primary gave me a sliver of hope for Dems in 2026' Aymann Ismail at Slate New Jersey is "home to an estimated 320,000 Muslims," but "many of the Muslim community leaders" have "voiced their disapproval for how state and national strategists have long treated them as an afterthought," says Aymann Ismail. Gubernatorial candidate Ras Baraka's "grassroots strategy lost — but it still netted 163,563 votes, enough to lift him surprisingly to second place." Baraka's "unsuccessful bid could mark the start of a voter bloc returning to a party that once counted on them." Explore More Climate change Sign up for Today's Best Articles in your inbox A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. Justin Klawans, The Week US Social Links Navigation Justin Klawans has worked as a staff writer at The Week since 2022. 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