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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

dog at green central knoll in bushwick

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

Brooklyn Cyclones’ ‘Bark in the Park’ scores big with furry fans

By Annie MacKeigan

adopt shelter animal

Brooklyn Borough Hall to host annual Adopt A Shelter Animal event as crowded shelters struggle

By Kirstyn Brendlen

NY: Inaugural Pup-lympics at Hillside Dog Park

Brooklyn Heights

Dogs go for gold at inaugural ‘Pup-lympics’ in Brooklyn Heights

By Gabriele Holtermann

parrot in bay ridge smoke shop

Bay Ridge

Free Bird! Bay Ridgeites rescue parrot trapped in smoke shop for three months

By Adam Daly

Animals welcomed back the crowds to Prospect Park Zoo after eight months

Prospect Park Zoo reopens to the public with new animals born during storm-related shutdown

By Adam Daly

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