A new state law banning the retail sale of pets has some longstanding Bronx shop owners worried that the law will damage their businesses while also failing to protect animal welfare.
State records show there are currently 25 licensed pet dealers throughout the five boroughs: six in the Bronx, five each in Brooklyn and Manhattan, eight in Queens and one on Staten Island.
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