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Resistencia - a dog will have his day

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February 8th 2014
In Resistencia I came across a plaque in one of the squares dedicated to a dog called Fernando (see photo 1). There was a campaign to vaccinate all the local dogs against rabies and all the owners formed a queue in the square with their pets. Fernando arrived by himself and joined the queue, and was himself vaccinated. In recognition of his public spirited action he was awarded vaccination disc nu ... read more

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Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more