Kauai Pig Hunting Dogs Wake Up in Oakland

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Bay area tourists have been returning from their Kauai vacations with not only a tan, but a pig hunting dog, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. 

The Kauai Humane Society is so overrun with dogs, such as Airedales, that its operations manager devised a plan to ship them to the Oakland SPCA so that they would avoid euthanasia. 

Through a deal with Alaska Airlines and the East Bay SPCA, the dogs can accompany a returning tourist and go straight to the SPCA for adoption.

So far, it’s been a howling success. Of the 12 dogs that have relocated from the island since December, when the program started, nine have been adopted.

The main reason for their popularity: they’re not pit bulls or Chihuahuas, said SPCA staff.

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(Photo of Airedales, Flickr: Lulu Hoeller)

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