{
  "id": 3929751,
  "title": "Woof! The 7.5-million dog economy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/woof-the-7-5-million-dog-economy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T08:54:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/business/economy/2026-08-28-woof-the-75-million-dog-economy/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "South Africans become increasingly likely to own a dog as they age, while the country’s millions of pooches are also feeding a multibillion-rand pet economy.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}