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“Hello, I'm Sarah McLachlan. For just dollars a day, you can help helpless animals find shelter,” the “Adia” crooner intones as she pokes fun at the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals commercials she narrated in the aughts.

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Everyone's heartstrings have been tugged by the ASPCA's emotional TV commercials, including star Sarah McLachlan. Set to her emotional 1997 ballad "Angel" and featuring shots of sad-looking pets, the long-running ads are "brutal," the singer acknowledged exclusively on E! News Feb.

The phrase “Puppy Blues” refers to feelings of anxiety, depression, or both related to acquiring a dog under the age of one. Symptom severity may change daily, but overall, these feelings interfere with your ability to function daily. Nearly 70% of puppy owners reported symptoms of anxiety, depression, or both.

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CVC Capital Partners CVC Capital Partners and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board have announced a definitive agreement to jointly acquire Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. in a deal worth approximately $4.6bn.

The footage used in these commercials is usually authentic and may show animals that are injured, malnourished, or living in unsanitary conditions. However, the commercials are carefully edited and produced to highlight the animals' suffering and appeal to viewers' emotions.

Like elephants, chimpanzees often become so depressed after a death that they refuse to eat, sometimes even starving to death.

Like humans, many dogs experience signs of a depressed mood at some point. It's most often caused by big changes in your dog's life, such as losing an owner or a big move. Common signs of dog depression can include losing interest in a favorite activity, lack of appetite, needy behavior, or withdrawal.

No. While canines express needs and wants vocally, there is no scientific evidence proving that dogs, or any other animals, in fact, actually produce tears as a response to what they're feeling. We seem to be the only species capable of breaking into emotional tears.

To stand out in a crowded field, Petco has bulked up its private label offerings, expanded vet care and other pet services and wooed customers willing to splurge on everything from fashionable clothes to fresh and organic food as they treat dogs, cats, hamsters and other pets as family members.