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Terminally ill Arizona shelter dog has a bucket list

Published January 20, 2017

New York Post
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An Arizona shelter dog with terminal cancer is being treated to a bucket list of activities for his final days.

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The Maricopa County Animal Care and Control is ensuring that longtime resident Rocko — who was surrendered to them twice — as he nears the end of his life.

“We don’t know how much longer he has. So we’re trying to move as quickly as possible,” shelter employee Melissa Gable told WCMH-TV Columbus.

The 8-year-old lab mix’s first activity was riding in a fire truck thanks to the Mesa Fire Station.

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