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Frequently Asked Questions
Pet Lore is still growing, and this page is designed to help you find the right part of the project quickly. Below you’ll find a short overview of Pet Lore, followed by links to more specific pages about the app, The Good Companion journal, submissions, the Pet Lore Guild, and partnerships.
About Pet Lore
What is Pet Lore?
Pet Lore is a storytelling platform preserving the memories, rituals, grief, and emotional histories we build with animals. The project includes the Pet Lore app, currently in development; The Good Companion, a journal for essays, art, research, field notes, and guided storytelling; and the Pet Lore Guild, a community for contributors, readers, beta testers, and animal-storytellers.
Is Pet Lore an app, a journal, or a community?
Pet Lore is an ecosystem.The app is being built to help people preserve pet memories, milestones, service and working animal stories, and memorial reflections. The Good Companion publishes thoughtful nonfiction and visual work about animals and the people who love, care for, work beside, remember, and learn from them. The Pet Lore Guild will bring together contributors, readers, beta testers, editors, advisors, and supporters.
Who is Pet Lore for?
Pet Lore is for people who believe animals are part of our personal histories.That includes pet lovers, families, writers, artists, service-animal handlers, caregivers, trainers, researchers, rescue and foster communities, grieving pet owners, and anyone interested in the human-animal bond.
Is Pet Lore only for dogs and cats?
No. Pet Lore welcomes stories about many kinds of animals, including companion animals, service animals, therapy animals, working animals, rescue animals, farm animals, and animals remembered after death.
Is the Pet Lore app available yet?
The full Pet Lore app is currently in development. You can follow along through Pet Lore updates, join the waitlist when available, and explore The Good Companion journal and Pet Lore Guild as those parts of the project grow.
Find the Right FAQ
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The Pet Lore App
Learn more about the app in development, including what it will do, how beta testing may work, and how Pet Lore uses guided storytelling and ethical AI.
The Good Companion Journal
Learn about The Good Companion, Pet Lore’s journal for essays, art, research, field notes, interviews, photo stories, memorial tributes, and guided storytelling about the lives we share with animals.
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Submissions & Contributor Guidelines
Find information about submitting pitches, essays, art, field notes, photo stories, research-informed pieces, and memorial tributes.
Current Call for Pitches
See the current issue theme, what we are looking for, who can submit, and how to send your idea.
The Pet Lore Guild
Learn about the Pet Lore Guild, a developing community for contributors, readers, beta testers, editorial volunteers, advisors, and animal-storytellers.
Privacy, Permissions & Story Ethics
Learn how Pet Lore approaches personal stories, memorial pieces, privacy, consent, AI disclosure, and sensitive topics involving grief, disability, service animals, and animal care.
Partnerships, Sponsors & Press
Learn how aligned organizations, sponsors, researchers, artists, animal welfare groups, service-animal communities, and media contacts can connect with Pet Lore.