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Tag: Dolly Parton

Posted on July 7, 2014July 7, 2014

BBC: Dolly Parton offers to adopt abandoned Glastonbury dog

Country singer Dolly Parton has promised that she will adopt a dog that was abandoned at Glastonbury, if the owner is not found. Dolly the dog, named in honour of the star, was found in a tent during the clean-up of the festival in Somerset. The white Lurcher has been housed at the Happy Landings animal shelter, which is near the Worthy Farm site. Full Details: Read more

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