Feel like the world is going to the dogs? It’s not your imagination. Even big business is jumping on the gravy train. Here are three major corporations that have canine-friendly policies for employees and their pooches.
Amazon
Headquarters: Seattle
Number of employees: 341,400
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Dogs allowed: Every day
Dog-friendly policies since: 1990s
More than 4,000 dogs are registered to come into Amazon’s office, and as many as 500 are there on any given day.
Ben & Jerry’s
Headquarters: South Burlington, Vt.
Number of employees: 500+
Dogs allowed: Every day
Dog-friendly policies since: 1990s
The ice cream maker has an employee-led dog committee that helps resolve issues involving any animal misbehavior.
Zynga
Headquarters: San Francisco
Number of employees: 1,700
Dogs allowed: Every day
Dog-friendly policies since: 2007
Dogs must be housebroken, licensed and up-to-date on vaccinations to accompany their humans to the videogame developer’s office.
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