How many is too many?

I've always loved animals. I just moved into a new apartment, and there's no limit on pets. How many is too many?
Teresa, Queens

Erin's catGothamist can sympathize; when we go to the Union Square Petco, we always want to bring all the cats home. But, alas, New York City apartments only have so much space. A friend suggested a ratio of one pet per person, which seems reasonable. We know from experience that 3 cats in a 2-person apartment is a little hard to handle. Not quite Antoine Yates, but it makes for a crowded apartment.

If you're going to adopt a new a new pet, there are hundreds of cats and dogs waiting for homes in New York City shelters. Check out Animal Care & Control of NYC, the Humane Society, and the ASPCA website for more information.

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on posts like this, i find that adding an hspace="5" in the img tag can prevent the text from running up against the image. that works on align="right" images as well.

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On about every fourth episode of Animal Precinct, the ASPCA detectives go to some old lady's apartment in Staten Island or Brooklyn and there are like 40-50 feral cats running around. That is too many.

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