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TIL some Chinese pet sellers make fake purebreds called “week dogs”. The dogs are produced by subjecting a mutt with congenital disease to cosmetic surgery, industrial dyes, painkillers and stimulants. Most die within 7 days and leave their owners heartbroken.

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