UPI POY 2008 - News and Features

A wagon full of pug dogs make their way through the streets of St. Louis during the Barkus Pet Parade as the Mardi Gras celebrations begin in St. Louis on January 27, 2008. The pugs are with a group from the South East Pug Rescue and Adoption Inc. from Suwanee, Georgia. The pet parade which attracts hundreds of dogs, is one of the largest in the world. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)