: A section of a highly-cited journal that explores insights into the behavior and welfare of domesticated species.

Reluctantly, Elara agreed.

Weeks passed. Asha healed. She began to purr—a raspy, rusty sound like stones grinding together—whenever Finn entered the ward. But something else changed, too. Elara started arriving early to sit outside the kennels, notepad in hand, noting the way a wounded badger arranged its bedding or how a stray dog avoided eye contact until the third day.