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Bow WOW! Berlin Opens Soup Kitchen for Dogs

New leash on life for pets of struggling humans

By Mary Papenfuss, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 2, 2008 6:20 AM CST

(Newser) – Things are apparently woof all over—so Berliners have now opened a soup kitchen for dogs. Businesses have donated pet food and funds so that hounds belonging to homeless people and the unemployed can chow down. Organizers shrug off criticism that their efforts would be... Read full story »

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