Woman wins full custody of cat after two-year legal battle with friend who didn’t return it after pet-sitting - ‘I had no idea it would go this far,’ said Aliya Zaydullina, who a Manhattan judge ruled ...

If a pet sitter is needed overnight, the rate typically increased to $45 to $75 for each evening sitting. For long-term stays, the average rate charged is around $250 to $400.

He says when he first broke news to his mother that he is taking up pet sitting as a job, she thought it was a cove-up for some illegal deals. “I had struggled with unemployment for long.

I decided I wanted to do cats specifically for a number of reasons. First, I'm a cat person. I love animals, but I prefer cats over dogs, and so I just have more joy working around them.

Youths who have specialised in tending to pets are now making a fortune out of the new career trend. Some earn Sh1,200 per hour to play with a cat or get the same amount to walk a dog on a leash ...