<p>A young Peruvian street dog rests on a stuffed animal at the Amazon CARES (Community Animal Rescue, Education and Safety) clinic in Peru. The dog, malnourished and plagued by mange, was left outside the doors of the nonprofit's veterinary care center and no-kill shelter.</p>
August 16, 2011
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August 16, 2011 9 p.m.
Dog days
Local veterinarians offer spay, neutering services to animals in Peru
COEUR d'ALENE - There was no electricity and no running water, but that didn't stop a team of Kootenai County veterinary care specialists from helping dozens of dogs and cats living on the streets in the cities and villages of the Peruvian Amazon.