COLUMBIA — Black lab mix Millie shook her fur and lapped at the air, trying to take in some water from a spray bottle Tuesday afternoon. The spritz was cool relief in the uncooled metal warehouse where the Central Missouri Humane Society keeps Millie and about 40 other dogs.
Dog days of summer are 'ruff' on the Humane Society
Humane Society struggling to keep pets cool
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 | 8:36 p.m. CDT;
updated 8:12 a.m. CDT, Wednesday, August 11, 2010
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