Stray dogs of Jerusalem will soon be pampered in a deluxe municipal dog house complete with air-conditioned kennels, swimming pool, garden and panoramic view of the holy city, a newspaper reported on Friday.
Staff will serve up three meals a day to boarders at the establishment, which the leading Yediot Aharonot newspaper compared to a five-star hotel, with handlers ready to welcome visitors eager to adopt a pet.
”Animals, particularly those that have suffered on the street, also have the right to quality living,” Jerusalem’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish mayor, Uri Lupolianski, was quoted as saying by the newspaper.
The kennels, which could house about 100 dogs, are likely to cost 10-million shekels ($2,2-million) to build, with the money set to come from private donors, Yediot said. — Sapa-AFP