A stray dog sits in a cage before being transported to Germany from Sibiu May 23, 2009. The German based Das Kleine Tierheim foundation on Wednesday moved 36 stray dogs and 11 puppies to a new kennel in Germany. Romania has had a large population of stray dogs since Nicolae Ceausescu's communist dictatorship when households were destroyed and replaced with apartment blocks, forcing people to abandon their dogs on the streets. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 33 months ago

A stray dog sits in a cage before being transported to Germany from Sibiu May 23, 2009. The German based Das Kleine Tierheim foundation on Wednesday moved 36 stray dogs and 11 puppies to a new kennel in Germany. Romania has had a large population of stray dogs since Nicolae Ceausescu's communist dictatorship when households were destroyed and replaced with apartment blocks, forcing people to abandon their dogs on the streets.

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