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In Canada, today only, Uber is delivering puppies for 15 minutes of playtime cuteness: http://www.ctvnews.ca/business/uber-to-offer-puppies-on-dema...

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We had some kitties delivered to our office in Brisbane, Australia by Uber.

It was adorable.

And then what do they do with the puppies after the 15 minutes are up?

http://www.willitblend.com

Normally, I would just upvote and go on but that was actually hilarious.

They are puppies from local shelters that they encourage people to adopt.

They should be carting around older dogs which are rarely adopted.

Maybe it's wrong of me but I find Uber hiding behind puppies to be about as despicable as the rest of their actions.

That sounds like a nightmare waiting to happen. Imagine they have the "wrong" old-dog adopted by an innocent family, and something bad happens afterwards? Who is the family going to blame exactly? More importantly, who are you going to call out if that were to happen? Be honest.

Where do you think "bad old dogs" at the animal shelter come from? It's also easier to predict an older dog's behavior than a puppy's eventual behavior.

Maybe instead this should be left to the professionals. There's some honesty.

uh, what? hiding behind puppies?

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