In addition to curating our local news headlines on weekdays, the Morning Report newsletter also signs off with a daily pet photo.

So far in 2023, we have shared more than 250 photos from our readers pet photos, both in the Morning Report and in the related slideshows online:

November: 20 photos, including those submitted for our thankfulness prompt.
October: 31 photos, including pets in costumes — and an adorable goat called Misty.
September: 19 photos, featuring pets going on hikes, smelling the flowers and more fun.
August: 23 photos, including a camera-roll challenge (send in the last photo you took of your pet).
July: 20 photos, some involving a challenge to send us photos of pets enjoying porches, decks and the outdoors.
June: 26 photos, some from our summer challenge.
May: 35 photos, including one for National Rescue Dog Day.
April: 26 photos and introducing Cat Week.
March: 27 photos — including a Betta fish named Chomp.
February: 23 photos and sharing the work of Pooches United with People (PUP).
January: 17 photos, with news of the Canine Queen of the Snows and Canine King Boreas of the 2023 St. Paul Winter Carnival!

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Friday, Dec. 1

A few weeks ago, we featured Diesel, a dog who has been living at a shelter for more than two years as he waits to be adopted.

Molly Guthrey wrote about Diesel (with photos by John Autey) as part of a report on Give to the Max Day, Minnesota’s “giving holiday” for nonprofits and schools.

Diesel lives at Animal Ark’s shelter in Hastings, and they say he’s a great dog and it’s unclear why he’s been waiting so long.

While the good news is that the nonprofit raised about $70,000 for their annual expenses, including medical care for the animals, Diesel is still waiting for a family.

Read more about Diesel in this profile on Animal Ark’s page.

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