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Beloved Prospect Park swans rescued after suspected off-leash dog attack

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Pupkin contest

Hundreds flock to Fort Greene Park for beloved ‘Great Pupkin’ dog costume contest

By Olivia Seaman

NY: Animal Adoption Event

Brooklyn Borough Hall goes to the (cats and) dogs at Beep’s annual adoption event

By Gabriele Holtermann

flatbush cats vet exam

In a ‘critical first step,’ City Council to fund low-cost spay and neuter pilot program at Flatbush Cats

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Bushwick

Korn’s Jonathan Davis brings ‘Freak on a Leash’ to Bushwick during pup adoption pop-up

By Lloyd Mitchell

cat at maimonides park for cyclones purrfect game

Cat lovers crowd the stands for Cyclones’ first ‘Purrrrfect Game’

By Kacie Moschella

sheepshead bay nycha

Cats rescued from shuttered Sheepshead Bay nursery school as activists clash with NYCHA officials

By Kirstyn Brendlen

cat nap

Brooklyn Cyclones to host ‘Purrrfect game’ where fans can bring their cats to Maimonides Park

By Miles Bolton

flatbush vet cat getting dental exam

Flatbush

Cats and canines: Flatbush Vet prepares to launch much-needed affordable dental care for pets

By Kirstyn Brendlen

animal care centers shelter in brooklyn

Construction underway on ‘state-of-the-art’ new Animal Care Centers shelter in East New York

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Bushwick

Ruff crowd: Green Central Knoll Park’s no-pets rule barked at by Bushwick dog owners

By Regina Martinez

bed-stuy aquarium

Bedford-Stuyvesant

Founders of now-empty Bed-Stuy Aquarium hope to install permanent fish pond

By Kirstyn Brendlen

puppy in cage at pet store

Brooklyn’s pet stores push back on retail sale ban — but activists say it’s much-needed

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Adam Daly

feral cat shelters in Brooklyn

Baby, it’s cold outside: Cat lovers build shelters to help Brooklyn’s feral felines face winter weather

By Kirstyn Brendlen

sea otters at new york aquarium

Coney Island dreamin’: Rescued sea otters find new home at New York Aquarium

By Kirstyn Brendlen

brooklyn children's museum tarantula

Creepy crawlies: Brooklyn Children’s Museum opens competition to name 3 new tarantulas

By Kirstyn Brendlen

animal welfare city council hearing

The state of animal welfare in New York City? Not great, advocates say at City Council hearing

By Kirstyn Brendlen

flatbush cat veterinary clinic

‘A solvable problem’: Brooklyn’s animal rescuers say city-funded veterinary clinics could help end shelter crisis

By Kirstyn Brendlen

bed-stuy goldfish bond

Bedford-Stuyvesant

Bed-Stuy’s makeshift goldfish pond is going strong, but not without controversy

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell

dogs at adoption event

Warm and fuzzy: Dozens of shelter pets find their fur-ever homes at Brooklyn Borough Hall adoption event

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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