Jun 8, 2012 23 min

It's A Dog's Life

from The Documentary Podcast: Archive 2012 Hosted by BBC World Service

In a country having kittens over its plummeting birth-rate, there are now twice as many pets in Japan as there are children. As the number of dogs has increased, so too has the number of childless women and couples, many of whom dote on their dogs in place of children. Roland Buerk seeks an explanation for this explosion in interest in all things canine, and explores the demographic time-bomb behind it.

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