Wild dogs in Moscow

This morning I saw that someone had posted an article on facebook about wild dogs using the subway system in Moscow to commute. I was a little skeptical so I tried to get a sense of the truth of the story through google. I found that the exact same article with the same stock photos and videos had been posted a few times before, even as early as the year 2000. I didn't think that was a good sign, but a little more searching seemed to confirm that the story was true. It's pretty damn cool, and gives a lot of food for thought.

Here is an interesting video from ABC news on the subject:

There are thousands of stray homeless dogs in Moscow, and they have worked out some pretty clever ways to survive. A few of the most intelligent dogs have indeed figured out how to use the subway to get from where they sleep in the suburbs to the urban center where they scavenge for food. They have also honed their skills at begging; staking out places where it has been found that people are most receptive to giving out food, and even sending out the smaller "cute" dogs to beg on behalf of a pack. It's pretty remarkable stuff.

Awwww....they're just like people!