Opinion
An emotional support hamster could help you cope amid this pandemic
Lockdown-fatigued and listless, Paula Andropoulos knew it was time to bring in someone with a bit of cheek
23 August 2020 - 00:00
I'm regressing, and I have proof. Three weekends ago, I went alone - and a little shamefaced - to a pet shop in Norwood, Johannesburg, determined to procure a live antidote to what ails me. I was conflicted and more than just a little bemused by the impulse underlying the excursion; I didn't know what it was, but I knew it wasn't the stuff of adulthood proper...
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