The Netanyahu family dog, Kaia, dies at the age of 12 after a long illness.
The Netanyahu family poses with Kaia the dog (Facebook)
In a statement on his Facebook page, the prime minister mourns the passing of the “seventh-generation Alaskan purebreed.”
“Our beloved Kaia is gone,” he writes, along with a picture of his family posing with the dog.
He describes her difficult last months and recalls “the joy and light that she brought into our lives.
“From Kaia we learned what an animal’s soul and consciousness is.”
Netanyahu also calls on Israelis who can, to adopt elderly pets.
“Give them a home and life, and you’ll receive so much warmth and love from them,” he says.
Kaia made headlines several times during her career as top dog.
About two years ago, she was quarantined for biting Likud MK Sharren Haskel, prompting the “Kaia bill,” legislation that would allow owners to quarantine their dogs at home rather than in kennels.
Conan O’Brien feeds the Netanyahu family dog Kaia as the prime minister looks on with worry (Kobi Gideon / GPO)
She also ate out of Conan O’Brien’s hand, without biting him, when the comedian was in Israel last year to film a special episode of his late-night show.
Also last year, a woman’s objection to Yair Netanyhahu’s failure to scoop up Kaia’s poop at a Jerusalem park prompted a rude gesture from the prime minister’s son, who then came under fierce media scrutiny.
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