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Concerts for Cats? Dances for dogs? Yes, it’s come to this

Concerts for Cats? Dances for dogs? Yes, it’s come to this

05/12/2016 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

Concerts for Cats? Dances for dogs? Yes, it’s come to this

Clip: 5/12/2016 | 2m 54s

Concerts for Cats? Dances for dogs? Yes, it’s come to this

Humans tend to view animals as a source of entertainment, but anthropologist Laurel Braitman is more concerned with entertaining them. That’s why she started putting on music concerts for everything from wolves to miniature donkeys. The only rules: no people, and no food bribes for attention. Braitman gives her Brief But Spectacular take on non-human entertainment and animal madness.

05/12/2016 | Rating NR

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