Atkins for Catkins

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The diet fad as unfortunately reached its evil propaganda machine out to the realm of non-humans at last. Apparently there are clinics in the UK solely devoted to the problems of cat fatties and bulbous dogs.

Obesity among Britain's pets has become so acute that three-quarters of vets now run fat clinics to combat the problem, a survey revealed today.

At a time of growing concern about obesity among children, the poll by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals showed that the junk-food-induced crisis had spread to pets and was getting worse.

The day I see a Chihuahua on a bloody treadmill is the day I forsake all hope in Mankind.

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