Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. WW Podblast: Research Monkeys Are Not Pets It’s a journey. This week, WW released the highly anticipated Pets Issue. After several weeks of voting by our readers in our Pet Pageant, we determined the most prize-worthy animals in the city. And boy, they did not disappoint. As a podcast host, it is my duty to take the wonderful reporting that the WW team does each week and figure out an angle that interests me—and hopefully you—the most. This week, I wanted to know two things about Oregon's animals. First, I wanted to know how to get the perfect pet picture. So, I hopped on a call with