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Pet Food
Joanne Mitchell, in February, 1990 Reader's Digest
Pet Food
Joanne Mitchell, in February, 1990 Reader's Digest
My brother adopted a snake named Slinky, whose most disagreeable trait was eating live mice. Once I was pressed into going to the pet store to buy Slinky's dinner. The worst part of this wasn't choosing the juiciest-looking creatures or turning down the clerk who wanted to sell me vitamins to ensure their longevity. The hardest part was carrying the poor things out in a box bearing the words "Thank you for giving me a home."
