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Pets of Argentine flood victims in need of homes

Agencia EFEApril 15, 2013 12:46

Buenos Aires, Apr 15 (EFE).- The pets of the thousands of victims of the flooding earlier this month in the Argentine city of La Plata gaze out from photographs on social-networking sites, looking sad and lost as they wait to be reunited with their owners or adopted by a new owner. Some of the animals, the majority of them cats and dogs, wander the city's streets, while others have been taken in by families who hope they will be reclaimed by their owners or placed in new homes.

Move over Yorkie, New York pet fashion going to the (big) dogs

Thomson ReutersFebruary 7, 2013 13:00

By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Ignored for years by the pet fashion industry and left to dwell in the shadows of tiny dogs in tutus and tiaras, large dogs are finally loping onto the high couture catwalk. What are they wearing? The chunky prints and large patterned fabrics that would overwhelm smaller dogs, as well as camouflage fleece hoodies, jean jackets and, yes, even ostrich feathers.