Puppies are popping up everywhere amid the rubble left by Hurricane Katrina - and animal welfare workers on the northern Gulf Coast fear it is only the start of a big boom in dog births.

卡特里娜飓风过后，碎石瓦砾间突然冒出了许多小狗崽，北部海湾的动物保护义工们担心一轮“狗崽潮”就要来临。

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The rallies,led by workers from the textile and electronics industries, called on the government to provide more welfare to the unemployed workers and support industries hit by the downturn.

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Although there is mounting evidence to suggest workers are becoming more organized and sophisticated at collective bargaining for improved welfare, it is unlikely the government would ever allow the situation to get out of hand.

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Animal welfare workers are calling for tougher controls on dog ownership to reduce the number of "status dogs" being abandoned in Kent.

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While the temperature outside was minus 30 degrees Celsius (minus 22 Fahrenheit), the wood-burning stove was cold because the family had run out of firewood, according to the welfare workers.

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They had a drop in centre and welfare workers.

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