All, I’ve received the greatest review of this here newsletter by Friend of the Missive Matt and I would very much like to have this on my gravestone, kthxbai.

So for this morning’s Missive, I am leaning TF into my critter-obsessed brand, y’all…

• As these here impeachment hearings get ramped up, there’s an army of mental health professionals ready to ensure that staffers on the Hill preserve their sanity: Therapy dogs slated to visit Capitol Hill today.

• Speaking of animals taking care of us, SFO has a new porcine member of the Wag Brigade. Her name is Lilou, she is the world’s first airport therapy pig, and she wears a goddamned tutu and pilot’s hat, so bow before your queen, mortals.

• And speaking of helpful pigs, Feral Hogs Find And Destroy Cocaine Worth $22,000 Hidden In Woods [Insert joke about how those wild pigs just won’t shut up about wanting to open a restaurant with you. ugh, that was lazy. no, I'm not proud of it.]

• So many of you sent me this article about a very good pup with a second tail growing out of his head, making him a GD unicorn (confession: I initially recoiled, because I went straight to RADIOACTIVE DOG, RUN AWAY.)

• Finally, example a million that my team knows how to warm my cold, anxious heart: they send me articles like this when stuff gets real, 18 Pictures That Prove Shiba Inus Are Both Wonderful And Insane.

Hey, you’re awesome, and I appreciate you. Be kind to each other.

xoxo Amy