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I don’t know anything about this video, but it was on The Huffington Post today, so I’m guessing it’s legit. If so, it’s one of the most moving things I’ve ever seen.

If any of you can provide a translation, send it along.

Two years ago, Roger Bowman of California saw Jesus in his doggie door — look carefully and you can see a shaggy man’s image, too — and he took it as an omen that he should not get rid of his two dogs, as he was contemplating.

Now, he’s put the doggie door — framed — up for bids on eBay, hoping it can attract enough money to help the family through hard times.

If you’re interested, better hurry — tomorrow’s the last day to submit a bid. As of yesterday, it was up to $1,185.

Two job layoffs and the housing market crash put Bowman’s family in an economic hole, and they’re hoping they can raise some money by selling it, though acknowledging it will be hard to part with.

“I think it created a calm and happiness in our house and that’s a miracle,” Bowman told TV station KESQ in Palm Springs.

Before Jesus appeared in the doggie door, Bowman said, his two dogs were unruly. After it appeared, well, they were still a handful, but it was easier to cope with. One has since died.

“I believe it was divinely created. It’s too much of a coincidence,” says Bowman. Bowman’s 12-year-old son says the door creates all kinds of miracles from making his family happier to fixing things.

“Our ice machine was broken for a long time and it wasn’t working yesterday, but then today there is ice,” says son Sean Vasquez. “I guess it’s the miracle of Jesus.”

Here’s a closer look, courtesy of eBay:

The Benjamin Vicuna MacKenna Animal Protection Society in Santiago, Chile billed itself as a haven for stray and unwanted pets, but prosecutors say the shelter illegally killed up to 200 animals a month during the four months of a police investigation.

Hundreds of dead cats and dogs were found on the grounds of the shelter yesterday, according to district prosecutor Emiliano Arias.

“Its pure, hard cruelty,” he said. “All the animals are in a terrible state, abandoned, without food, without water. It’s a strong case of mistreatment: dogs dying, agonizing with distemper.”

Neighbors had complained several times about the smell. Some of the animals had been killed and others were allowed to die from illness, Bloomberg News reported.

Prosecutors said they found evidence of health violations and people posing as veterinarians.

Police arrested Luis Navarro, the president of the charity, and six employees. They solicited donations from the public and charged people who brought in unwanted animals up to $85.

Animal refuges in Chile aren’t regulated, Bloomberg reported, and the conditions found in Santiago are reflected at shelters throughout Chile.

A husband and wife who both worked at the Humane Society in Flagler County, Florida have been arrested after police found photographs of them having sex with animals and a 14-year-old girl, according to TV station WESH in Orlando.

Flagler Humane Society director Donna Howard was speechless and sickened when she was handed a compact disc full of photographs showing an employee of nine years, Carla Maldonado, 40, engaged in sex acts with at least one or possibly two dogs. The animals were ones Maldonado had adopted from the shelter.

Authorities say the photos were taken by Maldonado’s husband, David, who had also once worked at the humane society.

“To see her in that position with her own dogs, that were adopted here – it’s disgusting,” said Howard.

Police said there were also photos of Carla Maldonado performing lewd acts with a 14-year-old girl — apparently a runaway the couple had become acquainted with — in 2005.

The couple’s dogs are still at the Maldonado’s Palm Coast home, being cared for by a relative. The Humane Society would like to take custody but they have no legal standing.

“I’m still sitting here wondering what is going to happen to those animals. And how many more times has it been done and what kind of damage that has been done,” said Howard.