Swiss national dogs left out in cold
China Daily | Updated: 2009-06-10 07:59
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The Saint Bernards, once permanent residents of an Alpine monastary, are no longer being bred by Swiss monks. The kennels faced the risk of being shut down if not for a group of bankers and animal-lovers. AFP |
GREAT SAINT BERNARD PASS, Switzerland: Friar Jose Mittaz was unsentimental when asked if he could foresee a day when there would be no more Saint Bernard dogs at his isolated monastery high in the Swiss Alps.
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