Pet Food Bank

Australia is a nation of animal lovers, but with the ever-soaring cost of living, pet surrenders are on the rise. In this issue, we visit the pet pantries that are popping up across Australia, providing food and other essentials to keep pets and their people together – and speak to the people using these vital services. “It is such a basic necessity to be able to feed your pet, and the fact that they can’t feed their pets does not mean they don’t love them,” says Second Chance Animal Rescue CEO Marisa Debattista.

More highlights in this edition:

• Cats! Dogs!… Axolotls! Oh my! Christine Davey, Scott McLennan and Patrick Lenton share their pet tales.
• “When I was like 10, I called Carnegie Hall’s box office to ask if I could play there.” Musician Harry Connick Jr tells us why he doesn’t look back on life with regret, and that his younger self wouldn’t listen to his advice anyway.
• Minecraft star Jennifer Coolidge says that her recent resurgence is proof that it isn’t over till it’s over.
• Andor creator Tony Gilroy and star Genevieve O’Reilly are not leaving things to chance on the second and final season of the Star Wars spin-off.
• “We just want to release good music, and let each song be itself,” says Press Club drummer Frank Lees ahead of the release of the bands fourth album, To All the Ones That I Love.
• Photographer Andrew McConnell takes us to Kenjebai-Samai, Kazakhstan, where astronauts return to Earth and space junk is repurposed by unimpressed locals.
• Marion Grasby turns up the heat on her mother’s fragrant Pad Gaprow (Thai Beef and Basil Stir-fry) for Tastes Like Home. Read the full recipe here.

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