Ouch! Bibi’s Adopted Rescue Dog Bites 2 at Menorah Lighting
Kaiya, Bibi’s Rescue Dog. Image by Twitter
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recently adopted dog Kaiya has sunk her teeth into her new position, biting two visitors at an event on Wednesday, including the husband of the deputy foreign minister.
At a candle-lighting ceremony to mark the Jewish festival of Hanukkah, the 10-year-old mixed breed also took a snip at a member of parliament from Netanyahu’s Likud party.
Knesset Member Sharren Haskel, a veterinary nurse, dismissed the incident, telling Army Radio it was “trivial.”
Netanyahu’s son took the dog in from a rescue home earlier this year. The prime minister posted a picture on Twitter in August urging dog-lovers to seek out adult canines to adopt, saying “You won’t regret it!”.
Kaiya has met several dignitaries, including U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. Kerry is believed to have escaped unharmed.—Reuters
How much light Kaiya brought into our home! If you want a canine, find an adult dog to rescue. You won’t regret it! pic.twitter.com/tCI2Asw2R8
— Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) August 24, 2015
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