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Children in a South African township choose man's best friend over drugs and violence [No Comment]

Children from around Mpophomeni – a town in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, spend Friday afternoons with their dogs, playing and learning about life. They are part of Funda Nenja, which means ‘learn with a dog’ in Zulu. The program is dedicated to teaching young children how to treat their dogs responsibly, lovingly and respectfully – values the children can carry further than their relationships with their pets.

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