“Do you have a cat?” a colleague asked me during a business meeting. “No, why?” We both look down at my black pants, which are covered in blonde fur. “A dog,” I said, smiling meekly, “two, actually,” ...

“Do you have a cat?” a colleague asks during a business meeting. We both look down at my black pants, which are covered in blonde fur. “A dog,” I say, smiling meekly, “two, actually,” as if that ...

SYDNEY—Alison Clifton’s tuxedo cat, Moriarty, loves being outside so much he refuses to eat breakfast before a morning stroll. For Dr. Clifton, that risks a legal cat-astrophe. Her suburb near the ...