Questionnaire on living with animals.
I do, as you can see, I have a Poodle, and I also have a cat back at home
Washington Square Park, Pamela
- Do you have a pet animal?
I do, as you can see, I have a Poodle, and I also have a cat back at home
- How many pet animals do you have?
Just two, but I might be getting another cat soon
- What animals are they?
A cat and a dog
- If not, do you face any issues with animals present in the city?
I mean, I am a pet owner, so I am not bothered by other people with animals, I understand them, but I can see how the dirt created by animals can be annoying to other people. Oh, and people with allergies also don’t like my pets, and I don’t blame them, I have an allergy myself, just not on animal fur.
- Where do you reside?
I live two blocks away, up Fifth
- Does your pet change the way in which you commute?
Not really, I just never go anywhere with her, she stays at home while I work, and Mary, my cat, she rarely even gets out of the house. The only time I had to deal with things like that is when I went abroad for a month, and had top take them both with mw, that is a real pain I have to tell you. The airline companies do everything to make your life as hard as possible if you have a pet onboard.
- Is your pet a happiness producer, or a liability?
How can they be a liability? I love them both. I mean, look at her, she is so fluffy and cute, how can she not bring me happiness? And it is sometimes hard for me to even fall asleep is Mary is not on bed with me, so you know, I kind of love them both.
- Do you face challenges with recycling the products of defecation of your pet?
Not really, I mean, it was a bit iffy at first, but now I am used to it, just grab a couple of bags with you, and you are sorted. There aren’t that many bins though, its a bit annoying
- If you do not own a pet, do you face issues with feces produced by others pets?
N/A
- Do you see any ways in which the gentrification of certain areas affected pet owners?
I mean, where I live, there really its any gentrification, but I think that in the areas where it happens,there are suddenly much more people around, scaring dogs and that sort of stuff. I think that also there are less parks in the areas that get gentrified, because the cost of land grows, and the owners try to get more money, so they build more buildings.
- Is the urbanized environment a welcoming one in your opinion?
In New York its fine. There are parks, and there is a lot of green, but that is an exception from the rules. Usually there is no space in the big cities to walk your dog, the air is dirty, and people really dislike you for having a pet.
Union Square Park, Joe
- Do you have a pet animal?
No, I don’t. but my mother does
- How many pet animals do you have?
N/A
- What animals are they?
N/A
- If not, do you face any issues with animals present in the city?
Oh yes, there is always sop much crap on the streets and in the parks from all the dogs. An they also always pee on the floor, literally everywhere. It stinks so bad, especially in the summer. There is a small island of grass right in front of the building, and these damn dogs crap on it every day, its so annoying.
- Where do you reside?
I live on 71st and 2nd uptown.
- Does your pet change the way in which you commute?
N/A
- Is your pet a happiness producer, or a liability?
N/A
- Do you face challenges with recycling the products of defecation of your pet?
Not of my pet, but yes, I wish there was somewhere that they could just all go and do their dirty business, preferably as far away from me as possible.
- If you do not own a pet, do you face issues with feces produced by others pets?
As I have said, I have not pets, but every day I walk down the street I see dogs crap on the floor, pee on the floor, and their owners sometimes have no dignity, so they don’t pick anything up from the floor. And there aren’t that many places uptown, apart from central park where you can take your dog. Its so annoying and frustrating to see this.
- Do you see any ways in which the gentrification of certain areas affected pet owners?
I dont really know, I haven’t visited any gentrified areas recently, but I think that there could be issues. No space to walk and that sort of thing.
- Is the urbanized environment a welcoming one in your opinion?
Not at all, there is little green space, cars everywhere. But really, why should it be, cities are made for people, and they should be designed for people, not cats and dogs.
Madison Square Park, Michael
- Do you have a pet animal?
I have a hamster, he is called Fluffy
- How many pet animals do you have?
Only one, I wanted to get some pet fish, but couldn’t find a place where to put a fish tank
- What animals are they?
He is a Syrian Hamster, he is called Fluffy, he if already two years old, so he is very old, and he is a boy.
- If not, do you face any issues with animals present in the city?
Not at all, I absolutely love animals, I love to see different dogs around the city, they are all so cute and nice. And New York is very clean, people clean up after their animals, its all vey nice and chill.
- Where do you reside?
I renta a place near Battery Park downtown, not far from the Financial District
- Does your pet change the way in which you commute?
Hahahahahaha, definitely not, I cant imagine Fluffy getting out of the house, he is afraid of everything.
- Is your pet a happiness producer, or a liability?
Of course a happiness producer, why would he not be. Come on, he is called Fluffy for a reason, I love him, he is so sweet.
- Do you face challenges with recycling the products of defecation of your pet?
He is way too tiny for me to get any issues from it.
- If you do not own a pet, do you face issues with feces produced by others pets?
I mean, I like to take a walk in the Battery Park sometimes, and not all people decide to hold their dogs back, or take them to designated areas to do their business, but it’s not too bad, could be worse. But people who don’t clean up after their pets are really annoying
- Do you see any ways in which the gentrification of certain areas affected pet owners?
I dont really know what you mean by that, its it affecting people more than animals? Well, It doesn’t affect me (laughs)
- Is the urbanized environment a welcoming one in your opinion?
For the Animals? Relatively, I don’t see how it isn’t. But I don’t have like a big animal, or anything, so its hard for me to tell.