Dorothy, after all, has lingering health problems, and neither is what you might call sociable. Dorothy does not do well with children, most cats and a lot of dogs, Trick says. Toto is not a cuddly cat and only does well with Dorothy, so we figured they would both live their lives at the shelter.. (Story continues below.) Dorothy and Toto at the Special Pals shelter.
They come cheap these days. Thousands of abandoned villages across Spain are up for sale as jobs leave the countryside and rural life slowly fades in the country, reports Agence France-Presse, and there are so many of them, that some are literally being given away for free.
Some people plan their vacations around the sale and book motel rooms a year in advance, according to the Fentress Chamber of Commerce. Most rooms are likely sold out by now but some people find cancellations. Others may stay as far as 50 miles from the sale or even sleep in their cars.