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Yahoo
13-07-2025
- Yahoo
113 Dogs Were Rescued from a Tennessee 'Puppy Mill' amid Deplorable Living Conditions: ‘Stuff of Nightmares'
More than 100 dogs were rescued from a home in Tennessee on Wednesday, July 9 Animal Rescue Corps (ARC), a local animal rescue organization, stated that the home was being used as a "puppy mill" and that the animals were severely neglected The ARC has since rescued 113 dogs from the site and is currently administering medical care to the animalsMore than 100 dogs were rescued from a "puppy mill" in Tennessee, according to authorities and a local animal rescue. The Cheatham County Sheriff's Office said it was assisting Cheatham County Animal Control with a suspected case of animal cruelty at a home in Joelton on Wednesday, July 9, per a press release issued by the office. 'Upon arrival, several dogs were found in poor living conditions,' authorities said, adding that animals are now being cared for by animal control and the Animal Rescue Corps (ARC). According to Michael Cunningham, ARC's director of administration, the floor of the home was covered in so much urine and feces that it rose to nearly a foot up the walls in every room, per local news outlet WKRN. In a statement on its website, ARC said that its team dubbed the mission 'Operation Breaking Point.' The surviving dogs include Maltese, Havanese, Yorkies and other 'designer' mixes, per ARC. Many of the dogs showed signs of untreated infections, parasites, dehydration and matting, along with parvo exposure. There were also a number of vulnerable newborn puppies onsite. Any dogs deemed to be in critical condition were rushed from the property to an emergency veterinarian hospital. All the other dogs were transported for recovery at ARC's Rescue Center outside Gallatin, per the statement. 'These dogs have spent their lives being bred, bought, sold and treated like nothing more than commodities. But each one of the 100-plus dogs rescued today is an individual deserving love, care and a bright future,' ARC stated. The organization also said that in addition to ensuring 'the safe extraction of every single dog,' they also planned to 'document' the cruelty for future prosecution. In a follow-up statement on Friday, June 10, ARC said that 113 dogs in total had been rescued and that the animals were currently getting 'well-deserved sleep on clean, cozy beds.' ARC also shared that two of the dogs had since given birth to puppies. 'The true face of the puppy mill industry is the stuff of nightmares. Thanks to everyone sharing their story, donating, volunteering and always choosing rescue and adoption,' the organization added. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. It is unclear if any person or people have been charged in connection with the incident at this time. PEOPLE reached out to the Cheatham County Sheriff's Office for comment on Friday, July 11, but did not receive an immediate response. If you would like to donate to help the Animal Rescue Corps continue to provide vital support to the animals rescued during Operation Breaking Point, you can do so here. Read the original article on People
New York Times
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Book Club: Let's Talk About ‘Mrs. Dalloway'
'Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself': So reads one of the great opening lines in British literature, the first sentence of Virginia Woolf's classic 1925 novel, 'Mrs. Dalloway.' The book tracks one day in the life of an English woman, Clarissa Dalloway, living in post-World War I London, as she prepares for, and then hosts, a party. That's pretty much it, as far as the plot goes. But within that single day, whole worlds unfold, as Woolf captures the expansiveness of human experience through Clarissa's roving thoughts. On this week's podcast, the Book Club host MJ Franklin discusses it with his colleagues Joumana Khatib and Laura Thompson. Other books mentioned in this episode: 'The Passion According to G.H.,' by Clarice Lispector 'A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing,' by Eimear McBride 'The Lesser Bohemians,' by Eimear McBride 'To the Lighthouse,' by Virginia Woolf 'Orlando,' by Virginia Woolf 'A Room of One's Own,' by Virginia Woolf 'The Hours,' by Michael Cunningham 'Headshot,' by Rita Bullwinkel 'Tilt,' by Emma Pattee We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode, and about the Book Review's podcast in general. You can send them to books@
Express Tribune
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Read these while the simulation loads
So you've picked going absolutely insane as your hobby for the next few days, and in order to assist the noble task at hand, you've cracked open Season 7 of Black Mirror. But now, as a crazy viewer by day and deranged reader by night, you're craving stories that scratch that same itch, off-kilter, deeply human, and just a little (okay, a lot) unhinged. Look no further: here are four books that spiral into weirdness in the most delicious ways, perfect for pairing with your next episode-induced existential crisis. 'The Hours' Think of this book by Michael Cunningham as a Black Mirror episode where everything looks elegant and ordinary, but there's a deep, lurking dread under the surface (shouldn't be especially hard to find in this new season). A Pulitzer-winning meditation on time, art, and despair, The Hours feels like someone took Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway, dosed it with anxiety, and scattered it across three timelines. It's quiet and gorgeous, but watch out; this book will sneak into your brain and rearrange the furniture. Unlike Black Mirror, the book isn't sci-fi, in that it does not rely on rogue technology to build an exceptionally dark world. Instead, this recommendation is reminiscent of the show because it plays with identity, memory, the futility of resisting fate, a dread that does not leave its characters or readers and a twist at the end that makes the whole back fall into place. Also: someone bakes a cake, and it's somehow devastating. 'Bunny' If Black Mirror did a sorority episode directed by David Lynch on bath salts, it'd look like Bunny. Mona Awad's novel takes MFA girlboss energy, throws in a cult of pink-clad creatives, and spirals into body horror, bunny mutilation, and a protagonist who may or may not be hallucinating the whole thing. There's a tension between reality and performance that Black Mirror fans will love — and a twisty sense of humour so deranged it deserves its own digital afterlife. You will never trust MFA writing workshops again. (As if you ever did.) 'Eileen' Otessa Moshfegh writes characters like Black Mirror writes futures: bleak, broken, and fascinatingly gross, and you'd know this if you've read her more popular book, My Year of Rest and Relaxation (bonus rec!). Eileen is trapped in a life she loathes, working in a juvenile prison and fantasising about violence, freedom, and her own body in stomach-turning ways. She's like if an incel became self-aware and then got a noir arc. The novel's slow burn leads to a final third so demented and unexpected it deserves its own episode. Eileen could be a minor character in a grim Black Mirror episode, and you'd want to know everything about her. 'Paradise Rot' What if fungus got sexy? And your walls started breathing? Welcome to Jenny Hval's fever dream of a debut. A Norwegian exchange student moves into a decaying house, gets into a possibly romantic, definitely co-dependent relationship with her roommate, and things rot — literally. It's queer, sticky, and claustrophobic, with a biological weirdness that would make Black Mirror's AI engineers squirm. Body horror meets architecture meets existential mildew. You've been warned. Have something to add to the story? Share it in the comments below.
Washington Post
25-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
In ‘Heartwood,' a lost hiker fights for survival
Five years after the pandemic shut down the world, covid is still proving to be a novel virus for American fiction. Of course, there are classic stories of isolation and grief, such as Michael Cunningham's exquisite 'Day.' In the work of other writers, covid has mutated in surprising ways. Last year, for instance, Regina Porter used the closures as the basis for her sharp social satire, 'The Rich People Have Gone Away.'
