Humane Society: Obama CAN Find a Hypoallergenic Mutt

When President-elect Barack Obama gave reporters the rundown on his family’s pending dog purchase last week, the freshly elected Democrat stressed that two priorities may conflict: his daugher Malia’s allergies, and the family’s desire to adopt from a shelter. The Humane Society–the largest and most influential group advocating pet adoption in U.S.–says that won’t be a problem.

Obama told reporters Friday, at his first press conference since the election, that “there are a number of breeds that are hypoallergenic. On the other hand, our preference would be to get a shelter dog. But obviously, a lot of shelter dogs are mutts like me. Whether we

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