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NEW YORK (AP) — A popular online pet-care network is taking aim at a New York City law that makes unlicensed paid pet-sitting illegal.
The Daily News (http://nydn.us/2uPCgXk ) says Seattle-based Rover.com hopes to get the law changed.
The city grants permits to boarding facilities but not home pet-sitters. Fines start at $1,000.
Health Department spokesman Julien Martinez says licensing and inspections safeguard the health and safety of both pets and people.
But a Rover.com spokesman says that many pet owners prefer a home environment for their pets and that home care can be cheaper and easier than boarding.
City Councilman Corey Johnson, a Manhattan Democrat, is planning legislation to revise what he calls an impractical and "antiquated" law.
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