[Robert_Paulson2]

pets = pests

sorry for the typo.
of course dogs and cats beget fleas, so pets could be a problem, IF this were an active outbreak of the the PLAGUE...

[HangThemHigh]

"pets = pests "

I thought so, just a little humor at your expense.
Actually it's the rats and their fleas (just as in the Middle Ages) that will be a BIG problem if this gets a foothold in NYC.