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IKEA might just be the one spot where you can feel most at home. The Swedish furniture giant has recently added a new amenity to accompany their cost-friendly bistros and child care centres – this one is for the pet owners.

IKEA introduces new parking lots for dogs to avoid hot cars


Daksha Rangan
Digital Reporter

Friday, July 31, 2015, 4:37 PM - IKEA might just be the one spot where you can feel most at home.

The Swedish furniture giant has recently added a new amenity to accompany their cost-friendly bistros and child care centres – this one is for the pet owners.


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Locations in Cologne, Germany, are now equipped with “doggy parking lots,” a convenience for shoppers with pets, the Daily Mail reports. The spaces are set up in a shaded area with water bowls, places to secure a leash, and artificial grass.

The concept arrives in the middle of a sweltering summer, with Germany recently recovering from a heatwave that stretched through Western Europe.

Image courtesy of Iwan Gabovitch, Flickr.

Image courtesy of Iwan Gabovitch, Flickr.

The initiative is an effort to stop shoppers from leaving dogs inside hot cars.

Image courtesy of Iwan Gabovitch, Flickr.

SOURCE: Daily Mail | Hamilton Spectator

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