Japan opens nursing home for aging dogs
Friday, June 15, 2007

TOKYO - Japan has a new nursing home for a swiftly graying population - dogs.

The country's first nursing home for dogs comes with round-the-clock monitoring by veterinarians and a team of puppies to play with the aging pooches to help them keep fit, a pet products company said.

Owners pay $800 a month to keep their dogs at the Soladi Care Home, which opens today, according to a joint statement by Soladi Co. and the Endo Veterinary clinic in Tochigi.
The home can accept 20 dogs at a time and will feed them specially fortified food.

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