To the drumbeat of a million hearts, and the raging strings of an ocean, they clung to trees, rooftops and each other. Homes, towns and lives splintered apart. It was a tragedy so great, so filled with wrath and wonder, that the civilized world truly was “shocked” and...

He hadn’t been feeling too well lately. As he measured the feed for the dogs in his kennel, mixing the ingredients that made their coats shine and their eyes sparkle, he wondered why he was so tired. He would take a nap after the feeding was done, he decided. No, he...

It was a time when everything was loving and beautiful. It was a time when dog lovers knew what was right or wrong just by the way their dogs wagged their tails or sulked. It was a time when vets and dog-catchers and local humane shelters knew their contributions to...