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Want canine with your kimchi? You bet, said 61% of Korean men polled on whether they ate dogmeat. That's a problem, though: during the Seoul Olympics last year, the government cleared dogmeat sellers out of downtown and implored people to refrain from feasting on Fido. The campaign was aimed mainly at polishing Korea's image among visiting foreigners but also reflected unease among some officials that dog eating was declasse for a world-class country...
...health-food business is rapidly going to the dogs. Cats too. A growing number of nutrition-minded pet owners have started watching what they feed their furry friends. Worried that Fido has heart trouble? Serve him low- cholesterol biscuits baked by Lick Your Chops of Westport, Conn. Is Kitty overweight? Try a high-fiber, low-fat regimen from Hill's Pet Products of Topeka, Kans. At long last, people who buy fresh pasta and wheat germ no longer have to settle for plain old puppy chow...
Living in Cambridge can be pretty convenient sometimes, as students who grew up in the area will tell you. And, although all admit to having felt some reluctance about going to college in their hometown, these students agree that there are many advantages to having Mom, Dad, and Fido within walking distance of Harvard--not to mention Mom and Dad's laundry machines, home-cooked meals, and car keys...
Joining Della Terza will be Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes, visiting professor of comparative literature and of romance languages and literatures, Brown University professor Franco Fido, and University of Rome professors Giulio Ferroni and Augustino Lombardi. Della Terza said all the participants were personal friends of Calvino...
...growing number of dog owners, concerned about the additives in commercial preparations, are stocking up on organic foods for Fido. The holistic offerings at Lick Your Chops, a Westport, Conn., pet-food emporium, include oatmeal cookies and garlic-flavored biscuits. While most veterinarians see little advantage to such fare, adherents claim that the high ratio of vegetable ingredients produces healthier pets. The Complete Herbal Book for the Dog advocates feeding Rover what he would eat in the wild. Animal Herb Blend, a mixture of some 20 herbs, including fennel and raspberry leaves, simu- lates the ingredients found inside...