US opens its first dog cafe

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America’s first dog café opened in Los Angeles, California on Thursday (April 7). It’s called The Dog Café LA and customers can drink coffee and pet puppies, while they are doing it. The café hosts at least a dozen dogs, and they are all different ages and sizes. They were rescues from animal shelters in LA. The café has an admission fee of US$10, and its main mission is to educate its customers on dog homelessness that occurs in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES - America's first dog cafe opened in Los Angeles, California, on Thursday (April 7).
It's called The Dog Cafe LA and customers can drink coffee and pet puppies, while they are doing it. The cafe hosts at least a dozen dogs, and they are all different ages and sizes. They were rescues from animal shelters in LA. The cafe has an admission fee of US$10 (S$13.49), and its main mission is to educate its customers on dog homelessness that occurs in Los Angeles.
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