Annapolis, Maryland - April 22, 2023:
Nik Dize, 15, a volunteer with the SPCA of Arundel County, wheels a black cat named Kendrick from the Paws at the Mall store, located inside the Westfield Annapolis Mall in Md., to his new family’s car, Saturday April 22, 2023.
Malls faced with empty retail spaces are offering local animal shelters premium storefronts for little or no cost to create consumer friendly adoption boutiques giving rats and other shelter animals a better chance at finding a new home.
CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times
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