Tag: pets

Growing up, the loving companionship of animals had been a constant for me – a living, breathing reminder that life is worth treasuring and slowing down for. Yet, now separated by hundreds of miles, at university the happiness I had felt amongst my animals began to dissipate. That is, until I saw the cat tree in my college lodge and heard the tip-tapping of four paws across the wooden floor.

Few of Oxford’s college pets are as iconic as Hertford’s college cat, Simpkin. When I first visited Oxford before applying, back in the lockdown...

I was the kind of child that hankered after a fluffy four-legged friend – the hopeful child that exasperated parents would try to fob...

The motion stated that “alpacas are fluffy and cute and adorable and basically represent everything good in this world”

This week Nathan deals with dog poo and reflects on a hospital visit.