The Ellesmere Port Standard decided against a traditional approach when reporting on the dire need for adoptive owners for dogs at a local animal sanctuary.
Despite the vast numbers of hounds at the overflowing kennels, the paper still managed to stunt up its own shot.
A closer look reveals the four-legged-friends are – in fact – made of plastic.
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