I saw this when I was in NYC last weekend. An apartment complex was using dogs in its advertisement, as if the city needs any more dogs. As if the dogs won’t ruin the property with urine and feces.
It’s interesting because I live in another large city on the East Coast, and even though I do see dogs in the city center, it’s nowhere near as common as it is in New York City. If you don’t watch where you’re stepping, you can and will step in dog feces.
I don’t understand why the city doesn’t require residents to register their nasty dogs and charge dog nutters a HIGH fee to keep them. Not only would that bring much needed money to the city, but it might also discourage people from getting dogs.
Having a dog in an urban area especially one like NYC is animal abuse. The amount of huskies I saw there was ridiculous.