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• Should We Be Concerned With Where We Get Our Pets?
  What are the benefits and drawbacks of California’s new pet store law?
• California Tells Pet Stores Their Dogs and Cats Must Be Rescues
  Critics of a new law, which applies to dogs, cats and rabbits, say small stores and backyard breeders should not be punished for “puppy mills.”
• Paid Leave When Your Dog Is Sick? Sì, Italian Employer Says
  An Italian pet owner got two days of paid leave to care for her ailing English setter. Animal rights groups say it could be a precedent.
• The Most Pet-Friendly Cities in the United States
  Where is the best place to have a pet? The country’s 100 largest cities, ranked according to how hospitable they are to animals.
• In Central Park, Teaching Dogs to Sit (in Yiddish)
  There’s a lot of kibitzing and not much kvetching in a course sponsored by a Jewish nonprofit that teaches dogs (and humans) commands in Yiddish.