Pet boarding facilities and doggy day cares across New York state operate with little statewide oversight, News 12 has found. That leaves regulation largely up to individual municipalities and gives pet owners few ways to verify a facility’s safety record.
There is no statewide licensing or inspection system specifically governing pet boarding facilities. Instead, local governments are responsible for regulating the businesses, creating a patchwork of rules — and, in some communities, few requirements at all.
That lack of oversight is now drawing attention after a Long Island family’s nearly 4-year-old German shepherd, Jet, died while staying at a pet boarding facility…