Michael Schaffer: Political Divisions of the Dog Economy<br />Politics & Prose - Politics and Prose<br />Author Michael Schaffer, who adopted a St. Bernard named Murphy, was startled to learn that the pet industry has grown from $17 billion a decade ago to more than $43 billion now; this is his look at the many ways we pamper pets today, and what this consumerism says about us.(Photo Courtesy of Ryan Donnell)
