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WUT: Dog-Sitting Is ILLEGAL In NYC

Aaron Bandler

If you make some money through dog-sitting, you could be out of luck in New York City, where dog-sitting is illegal unless you’re a licensed kennel. Even private homes can’t get a license.

According to the New York Daily News, the rule banning dog-sitting is now getting attention after the city’s Health Department warned the dog-sitting app, Rover, that the people using the app were breaking the law.

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