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‘Now people stop to ask their names and even stroke them’: Nigerians embrace dogs as pets

WORLDTHE GUARDIAN AFRICAMon, 08 Jun 2026
‘Now people stop to ask their names and even stroke them’: Nigerians embrace dogs as pets

As social attitudes shift and concern for animal rights grows, the dog meat tradition in many parts of Nigeria is increasingly being questionedEvery weekend in Lagos, 36-year-old Izien Aigbodion walks down his street wit...

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