by Thomas Germana

“A family court in the central Indian city of Bhopal is dealing with an unusual case of marital discord,
where a couple who married less than a year ago is now seeking divorce reportedly because their pet dog
and cat cannot get along.”
—The Independent

Messily, pettily,
partners in India
seek a divorce in the
hope it relieves

tensions developing
interspecifically,
clearly fed up with each
other’s pet peeves.