Espanyol football players line up before game with rescue dogs instead of mascots

RCD Espanyol players lined up with rescue dogs instead of mascots for their game against Mallorca.
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The club were raising awareness of their campaign, ‘Los pericos no abandonado!’, which translates to, ‘The parakeets don’t abandon!’, which helps abandoned dogs to find new homes. Last season the initiative resulted in 11 dogs being rescued from the streets and more than 2,000kg of food and materials, such as towels and blankets, donated

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