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Move over, Bella: NYC dog owners are now obsessed with a new pet name
[ad_1] Luna, Luna, Luna! A new analysis of city data by pet goods company PawSafe.com found Luna is now top dog amongst mutt monikers. In 2023, 1.11% of all dogs licensed in New York City were named Luna, edging out other popular labels such as Bella (1.01%), Coco (.84%), Milo (.76%) and Max (.75%). “It’s…
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Brooklyn dog honored for being a fierce rat hunter: ‘She is like the Terminator’
[ad_1] A Brooklyn dog has taken the city’s rat problem into her own paws. Luna, a 7-year-old, 31-pound Schnauzer-mix, has caught and killed more than 200 of the rodents since early 2023. “She is like the Terminator,” said the dog’s owner, Zachary Henson, a 39-year-old cybersecurity engineer. “She just single-mindedly goes after them.” Luna may…
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Murderous cult’s Brooklyn ‘house of evil’ — where children were kept in cages — burns down
[ad_1] A Brooklyn building known for being the site of multiple homicides is no more. Early Wednesday morning, a four-story Crown Heights rowhouse erupted in flames, incinerating the home’s interior. The two-alarm fire at 222 Brooklyn Ave. began around 5 a.m. and took over 100 FDNY firefighters to put out, four of whom were injured…