Monday, October 27th, 2008
A sleek black cat rested in his cage at the front room of Hope Veterinary Clinic in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. His yellow eyes beckoned potential parents.
“My name is Poe,” read the sign on the front of his temporary home. “I am a 7-month-old, neutered male, and I am the Purr-fect Halloween cat.”
But the weeks leading up to Halloween can mean bad luck for black cats.
Some city pet shelters and adoption agencies ban black-cat adoptions this time of year – fearful the felines could be used for religious or sacrificial purposes by groups engaged in witchcraft and paranormal communication.
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
Pet owners seeking eco-friendly products are gladly spending green to go green at Crazy for Animals. (more…)
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
First-time businesswoman Doris Wade looked around her South Harlem neighborhood two years ago and saw a need: services for pets.
So she opened Posh Paws - the first of four pet-services businesses that have opened within three blocks on Frederick Douglass Blvd. in the past two years. The newest is Harlem Hound, a dog-walking and cat-sitting service that debuted in April.
“I’ve worked for animal care services before. They would never go beyond 101st St.,” said Oliver Rhee, the entrepreneur behind Harlem Hound. “It was as if there was an imaginary line that you just didn’t cross.”
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