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April 25, 2008

Dirty Dog Run Making Pooches Sick

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The conditions at the Park Slope dog run have gotten downright unsanitary, according to dog owners who regularly visit the run, and things are only bound to get worse as the weather warms. Dog owners charge that, in addition to the general unpleasantness, the urine-soaked wood chips are to blame for giving their furry friends parasites and diarrhea. The Parks Department confirms that all is not as it should be. J.J. Byrne Park manager Eric Greene said they haven't been changed since November. "I don't want to change them at all because it's all going to be under construction," he said, referring to the new park Boymelgreen has promised to start building next month because part of the old one was used as a staging area to construct The Novo. Nevertheless, Greene said compaints have prompted the Parks Department to drop off wood chips beside the park within two weeks. This time volunteers are supposed to change them. (Normally, he said, the department does most of the work, removing the fence and lugging out special equipment to change the paw padding. "It's very time-consuming.") Tony Chiappelloni, president of FIDO, an off-leash advocacy group for Prospect Park, said, "Personally I think small dog runs are basically unhealthy."
Extreme Makeover Planned for J.J. Byrne Park [Brownstoner]

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Categories: Animals, Park Slope, Parks

April 3, 2008

Closing Bell: Brooklyn Parrots, the Music Video


Thanks to Englishman in New York for spying this great ode to our feathered friends.
Brooklyn Parrots MTV [EINY]
Ballad of the Brooklyn Parrots [You Tube]

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Categories: Animals

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