Dogs are even stolen in the pandemic

The metropolis has always been a city of dogs. With the lockdowns, the demand for four-legged friends has increased significantly.

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The relationship between New Yorkers and their dogs, says the author Malcolm Gladwell, is definitely to blame: Almost no New Yorker has enough space, you live in small apartments without gardens or balconies. But everyone wanted a yapping four-legged friend. Around 600,000 dogs live in Manhattan alone, and they can be found everywhere: Bulldogs sit behind high-rise windows, Chihuahuas peek out of carrier bags on the subway, Labradors stroll through streets and parks – always on a leash. As a replacement for missing partners and distant families.

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