Germany’s Jewish leaders are planning to take legal action to stop pitbull owners from tagging their dogs with the same yellow stars the Nazis forced Jews to wear. The owners of these and other fighting dog breeds, which have been banned by Berlin authorities, are planning a rally next month to protest what they call racist attempts to wipe out their dogs.
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