Venezuela's forgotten dogs

Heartbreaking portraits of the pets Venezuelans have been forced to abandon

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Duke is pictured at the Famproa dogs shelter in Los Teques, Venezuela.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins)In the hills outside of Caracas, the Framproa dog shelter sees people come as often as every few hours to drop off their dogs or hand over strays. Even pedigree)

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Lauren Hansen
Lauren Hansen

Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.