Doggy drinks and subsidised vet visits: Paris’s mayoral race goes canine crazy

The densely dog-populated city will soon elect a new mayor and candidates want pet-owners on their side In a race that is expected to come down to a few thousand votes, every last one counts – including, for the candidates seeking to become the next mayor of Paris, those of the French capital’s disgruntled dog owners. Both favourites in Sunday’s second-round vote, the leftwing frontrunner Emmanuel Grégoire and the former conservative culture minister, Rachida Dati, have promised an array of canine-friendly measures if they win – and for good reason. Continue reading...