WATCH: To raise money and awareness for adoptions, the ride sharing app Uber is delivering dogs to workplaces for playtime. Mark Carcasole reports.
TORONTO – Uber is offering puppies on demand in four Canadian cities on Thursday in support of shelter animals.
In a post on its blog, Uber says users of the app in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Edmonton can order a puppy for “15 minutes of puppy cuteness.”
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Uber says it has teamed with 3MillionDogs to help create awareness for shelter dogs across Canada on National Adopt-A-Shelter-Pet Day.
Users just have to choose the “puppies” option in the app and a playful puppy will be delivered to their office for $30.
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WATCH: Uber offers limited-time ‘puppy delivery service’
The puppies will be available between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. in Toronto, Ottawa and Edmonton, and between noon and 3 p.m. in Montreal.
Uber says anyone requesting puppies should make sure the boss is going to be “cool with the woofs and that no one in the area is allergic.”
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