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September 5, 2008

Sadly, some people cannot afford a $1,000 surgery to save their pet’s life. On the other side of the coin, a New York man threw a Schwartzmanesque party for his dog, Elvis. Believe it: David Best called the $10,000 soirée a “Bark Mitzvah.”

Such a ceremony, though hardly a spiritual rite of passage, is not entirely unusual. (Read more here.) But spending that kind of green for a doggy’s big day, well, that’s just ridiculous.

Thanks to the GeekHeeb for sending this report along.

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