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During the first week of each month, we will post a new question, topic, or activity for you to connect with the community and earn a badge. All community members who contribute a thoughtful comment to this month’s discussion, between August 1 and August 31, will receive this badge worth 40 points.
Badge of the Month | August 2022
Task: Comment a picture of your pet! Alternatively, share a photo of a pet you would love to have.
Got any furry friends? Maybe some with scales? Tell us about them! We're sure the XM Community is home to an assortment of pets, all over the world, and we want to get to know them! Whatever your pet is, we know they mean a lot to you! All pets are welcome here, in the XM Community!
This is Jackie, one of 3 previously wounded feral cats currently living with me. She is happy, cuddly (on her terms) and inquisitive! When I cat-napped her, she had already had a tragic litter of kittens and needed help with a bad eye. She was quite feral, so I thought she might choose to return to the wild after being spayed and having her eye removed... but she hid deeply in my basement for a couple of months - even when I gave her the option of returning to the outdoors, she chose to stay in. It took about a year for her to convert to trust me enough not to bite when she let me pet her. Now she is a big cuddle-monster. 
This Is Irina, my best friend. 
Here he is! My good friend Toto.
These were my sweet Maine Coon twin brothers, Rocky (Front) & T-Bone (Back). They both crossed the Rainbow Bridge over the last 2 years, but I'm grateful we had them for 15/16 great years. ❣️ This past year is the first time in my life that I've never had a pet. Definitely a hard adjustment!
Simba the kitten
Here is my dog-nephew, Neptune! He's about 14 weeks old now (~12 in the picture) and is absolutely a rambunctious little pup!
I wasn't very long into working from home with a newly adopted puppy when I heard a loud noise from my kitchen. I ran downstairs to find Lacey was either the cause of or protecting me from the bang!