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It takes a village online to care for NYC's pets

Humans have a long tradition of pairing up with animals for sociable strolls: Dorothy had the Cowardly Lion, Christopher Robin had his Pooh, and so Doreen Dupont has Robbie, her six-year-old rabbit.

Twice a week, Dupont, a retired physician, loads Robbie into an enclosed, nibble-resistant carriage and heads out to see her friend Jeff. Both live on the Upper East Side and he meets her part-way...

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