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Judge Upholds Order Banning LI Pet Store From Buying, Adopting New Puppies Judge Upholds Order Banning LI Pet Store From Buying, Adopting New Puppies
Judge Upholds Order Banning LI Pet Store From Buying, Adopting New Puppies A judge upheld New York Attorney General Letitia James’ order barring a Long Island pet store from purchasing or adopting puppies after selling mistreated and sick pets to unwitting customers. In December 2021, James announced that her office secured a court order banning Shake A Paw stores in Hicksville and Lynbrook in Nassau County from purchasing or adopting new puppies. Earlier story - Long Island Pet Stores Banned From Purchasing, Adopting New Puppies, NY AG Says According to investigators, Shake A Paw: Falsely advertised sick pets as healthy Fabricated health certificates; Failed…

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by Zak Failla
Business
COVID-19: Pandemic Brings Record Demand For Pets, Overwhelming Some Businesses COVID-19: Pandemic Brings Record Demand For Pets, Overwhelming Some Businesses
Covid-19: Pandemic Brings Record Demand For Pets, Overwhelming Some Businesses A record number of Americans have turned to pandemic pets to ride out the uncertainty of the COVID-19 outbreak, leaving some businesses and shelters overwhelmed due to the demand. With the rise in new pet owners has come a demand for veterinary, grooming, and training services for the millions of new animals being adopted during the pandemic that some businesses are struggling to keep up with. “Our training and our grooming is getting overwhelmed with demand,” Petco CEO Ron Coughlin said to Bloomberg. “Our vet hospitals and our vet clinics are having more and more demand as people feel mor…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Poll Reveals Percentage Of NYers Who Are Comfortable Going To Restaurants, Bars, Gyms COVID-19: Poll Reveals Percentage Of NYers Who Are Comfortable Going To Restaurants, Bars, Gyms
Covid-19: Poll Reveals Percentage Of NYers Who Are Comfortable Going To Restaurants, Bars, Gyms New York residents are reluctant to return to several  indoor activities, including indoor dining and going to the gym, according to a brand-new poll. The Siena College Research Institute statewide poll was conducted Thursday, Aug. 20 through Thursday, Aug. 27 by random telephone calls to 343 adults via landline and cell phones and 402 responses drawn from a proprietary panel of New Yorkers. Majorities of those polled are not comfortable dining inside restaurants (58 percent), going to the gym (70 percent), theater (73 percent), bowling alley (65 percent) or bar (72 percent)…

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by Joe Lombardi
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20-Plus Abandoned Cats Found Without Food, Water At Centerport Home 20-Plus Abandoned Cats Found Without Food, Water At Centerport Home
20-Plus Abandoned Cats Found Without Food, Water At Centerport Home More than 20 abandoned cats are looking for new owners after they were found abandoned without food or water in a dilapidated Centerport home. In total, 22 cats were found inside a deteriorating Taylor Street home with empty food and water bowls, surrounded by trash and filth. The cats would escape through a broken window to go hunting and returned to the home for warmth and shelter. The cats were reportedly left behind after the previous tenants were abruptly evicted and left on short notice. Photos of the interior of the house found garbage strewn about, cat feces, dirt and muck spread th…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Husband, Wife Charged With Animal Cruelty After Deaths Of Two Puppies Husband, Wife Charged With Animal Cruelty After Deaths Of Two Puppies
Husband, Wife Charged With Animal Cruelty After Deaths Of Two Puppies Click here for an updated story -  Here's How You Can Help: Puppy Abused By Mineola Man Accused Of Killing Two Other Dogs Faces More Surgery A Mineola man has been charged for allegedly killing two puppies just days after obtaining them and nearly killing a third, and his wife has been charged for allowing the abuse to take place. Ellie Knoller, 29, was charged with three counts of aggravated cruelty to animals and three counts of overdriving, torturing and injuring animals, said Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas and the Nassau County Society for the Prevention of…

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
Puppy Mill Ban Measure Introduced By NY Lawmakers Puppy Mill Ban Measure Introduced By NY Lawmakers
Puppy Mill Ban Measure Introduced By NY Lawmakers Puppy mills may soon be a thing of the past in New York. New York lawmakers are taking steps to introduce a new bill that would ban the sale of animals at puppy mills. The legislation would include dogs, cats and bunnies from an unregulated breeding facility. The sale of those animals would then be banned at pet stores. Officials have said that puppy mills produce approximately 2 million puppies annually throughout the country. They often spend their lives trapped in cages as they await a pet-owner to purchase them. Under federal law, it is legal for mills to confine dogs in wire, stacked …

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by Zak Failla