From dope to dogsitting
Appeared in “Dogs” on March 15, 2010
By Jan Rübel, photos by Sascha Montag
Many people with substance abuse issues keep dogs for company. Idefix, a Berlin charitable initiative named after the dog in the Asterix and Obelix comic books, reaches out to addicts through their concern for their pets. Former junkie “Ant” is one of the project’s success stories.