Posted on 12/22/2015 12:36:49 PM PST by windcliff
A cafe in Greece is letting stray dogs sleep inside the premises at night to take shelter from the winter cold.
The Hott Spott cafe on the island of Lesbos has opened its doors to the animals who have nowhere else to sleep.
An image of dogs sleeping inside the cafe was posted on Facebook earlier this month and has almost 1,500 likes.
It was posted by Eustratios Papanis, assistant professor of sociology at the University of the Aegean.
He wrote: This picture was taken at a coffee shop in the island of Lesvos, North Aegean Sea, Greece.
The country has strict laws about animal protection, but culture and knowledge are the key factors for changing long standing indifference, negligence or maltreatment.
More than 700.000 refugees from Syria and other Middle East countries have entered Europe from this island this year and solidarity towards humans and animals was remarkable.
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Drink coffee with dogs...
Another way to get rid of mooselimbs.
That was my thought, too.
They don’t like sleeping on the floor.
I just want to drink, whine, and wrestle my dog.
I’m good with that too!
Yea I suspect this is delivering some unexpected benefits to the owner and clientele.
Funny, I didn’t see Sarandon in the pic.
Bless them.
That’s a fine thing. I love my dog. But, stray dogs probably have diseases, plus fleas, & ticks carrying diseases that can sicken humans. Can they leave these things behind in the cafe? Sure can.
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