BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Before they kick a ball to start matches this season, soccer players in Romania's top tier are carrying stray dogs onto the pitch as part of an initiative to find homes for abandoned animals.
The campaign -- dubbed "Fill The Gap in Your Life" -- also aims to highlight the problem of unwanted dogs in the southeastern European nation, where shelters are filled to capacity and strays have long roamed the streets.
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