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Sep 22, 2011

The Economist:
Pet care is booming in emerging markets, as the growing middle class stops buying dogs for security (or dinner) and starts doting on them. Nowhere has the fashion taken off as quickly as in Latin America.

PHOTO: Economist
Posted by Chris Yarrison at 8:47:00 AM
Labels: Latin America, pet industry, pets

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