Category: Animals
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Midtown furriers get creative to stay in business
The Fur District in Midtown is now home to only a few stores.
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Kips Bay Residents Reach Homestretch of Long-Awaited Dog Run
One of Manhattan’s most dog-populated neighborhoods works to secure its first official dog run.
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Beloved Central Park Horse Show Sidelined by COVID-19
The Central Park Horse Show would have happened this September, if not for COVID-19 and other logistical issues.
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Senate Bill Looking to Ban Pet Stores From Selling Animals Creates Controversy
The New York State Senate approved a bill that looks to prevent pet stores from selling dogs, cats and rabbits. The Assembly is set to vote on the legislation, which has pets stores fearing they will be pushed out of business, later this year.
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City Takes Steps to Accommodate Pets in Homeless Shelters
The City Council approves two bills that aim to make homeless shelters more pet-inclusive.
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Adoptapalooza: Helping shelters find homes for NYC’s homeless pets
The Adoptapalooza pet adoption event, hosted by the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s animals, saw 300 animals available for adoption
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Scientists to Central Park carriage foes: Hold your horses
California scientists have partnered with Manhattan’s largest horse-carriage stable to see if they can prove that New York’s horses are happy right where they are — working in Central Park—and not retired, as the Mayor has proposed.
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Dog walk calls for more attention
Strut Your Mutt, the annual national charity event hosted by Best Friend Animal Society, took place at Pier 84 on Saturday, September 28.
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Vulnerable Pets Find Helping Hands
Some pets need help getting a home. Other pets need help being taken care of. Read two stories about how Midtown pets are getting by in the city.
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New Non-Profit Helps New Yorkers Care For Their Pets
PAWS NY, a new non-profit helps elderly and disabled New Yorkers care for their pets so that they do not have to give them up.
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Black Cats and Pit Bulls Face Discrimination over Breed and Color
At shelters and animal rescue groups across New York, certain animals tend to have harder time than others finding homes. From black cats that face superstitions to pit-bull dogs that people fear, more and more of these animals struggle to get adopted and frequently end up on the Animal Care & Control Euthanasia list.
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Bryant Park Becomes a One-Day Sheep Meadow
A herd of sheep spent the day in Bryant Park to promote the wool industry, drawing both delighted onlookers and protestors.
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Retired at Twenty: New York City Carriage Horses
The debate over the iconic New York City carriage horse continues to be waged. Yet it leaves out one crucial question: where do these horses go to retire? The answer is a bit more complicated than you might think.
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Nine Lives? This One, Not That Fun
Matilda, the storied Algonquin Hotel cat, has been forced to adapt to strict New York City Health Department regulations and stay way from Algonquin guests.
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The Feral Cats of Midtown
Many people are aware of the rat problem in New York, but are they aware of the cat problem? Feral cats have formed colonies throughout the city and it’s often up to organizations such as the Urban Cat League to help cull the populations.
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Pets Go on Parade on Pier 84
Have you ever seen a turtle speed down the red carpet? The fifth annual Pet Parade on Pier 84 on 44th Street had everything from turtles to dogs as owners and pets competed against one another for awards.
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