Weird in the News: Japan Nurses Ageing Canines

As Australia faces an ever-worsening aged care crisis, some of us were surprised, perhaps disgusted, to read that Japan now have their first nursing home... for dogs. Yes, it seems that the Japanese no longer have the time to care for their grey-haired best friends, a duty that is usually embraced in Australia. To us Aussies, it would seem ungrateful to offload your doggy at his time of need - especially when he has faithfully stayed by your side through good times and bad. It is only our parents that we commit to homes.

Still, perhaps a life of spas and acupuncture is better for the Japanese canines than being left to age alone while Mummy and Daddy humans work to pay off a lifetime of debt. And if they can afford to pay the $800-per-month fee, why not?

Unless, of course, people are more important than dogs.