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14 Heartwarming Photos of People and Their Pets Around the World

The bond between humans and their pets is universal.

Aranna Ifé Galarza, 10, the photographer’s daughter, plays with her cat, Chocolate, at her home in Aguada, Puerto Rico. She rescued the cat from the street in 2022.

Coraly Cruz Mejías, GPJ Puerto Rico

Every morning, Laxman Kumar Karki plays football with his dog, Tommy, in his front yard in Jhapa, Nepal.

Mayamitu Neupane, GPJ Nepal

Andjy Bienné, 18, brushes his 11-month-old dog, Bébête, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Anne Myriam Bolivar, GPJ Haiti

Eight-year-old dog Flash waits as Kim Fuensanta practices yoga at a studio in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico.

Marissa Revilla, GPJ Mexico

A cat, Messi, waits for her owner to finish a meal on the way to Ulaanbaatar city from Ikh-Uul soum, Khuvsgul province, Mongolia. It’s a 12-hour bus trip, and passengers stop once to eat.

Dolgormaa Sandagdorj, GPJ Mongolia

Boneventure Kasana bathes his dog, Daasi, at his house in Kisubi village, Wakiso, Uganda.

Edna Namara, GPJ Uganda

Facundo Marticorena plays with Edim, a 3-year-old golden retriever, at his house in Ituzaingó, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Marticorena says, “She is always ready to play, she never cries, and she never growls. She makes a great companion.”

Lucila Pellettieri, GPJ Argentina

Sol, left, and her daughter, Copo de Nieve, enjoy the morning sun in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. Their owner says they bask in the warm sunshine every day.

Adriana Alcázar González, GPJ Mexico

Semakula Eric, 12, plays with his pet bunny at his grandmother’s home in Kavule village, Wakiso, Uganda.

Nakisanze Segawa, GPJ Uganda

Saman Shrestha feeds dogs in Kathmandu, Bagmati province, Nepal.

Sunita Neupane, GPJ Nepal

Tracey Mundenga pets her dog, Spike, at her house in Harare, Zimbabwe. Mundenga says Spike loves to be massaged before getting in his kennel.

Gamuchirai Masiyiwa, GPJ Zimbabwe

Sangita Shrestha takes care of her 10-year-old dog, Kali, at her house in Koteshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Yam Kumari Kandel, GPJ Nepal

Edward Phiri, 18, prepares his dog Chabby for a bath in Mtendere Township in Lusaka, Zambia. Phiri says he washes his dogs once a month to ensure that they are free from ticks.

Prudence Phiri, GPJ Zambia

Karen, 3, stands with cats that her mom shelters at her house in Tecámac, State of Mexico.

Aline Suárez del Real, GPJ Mexico

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