‘It’s my whole life:’ Delilah’s Pet Shop struggles after city ban
For 40 years, Delilah’s Pet Shop has provided pets for the Bloomington community. But on Jan. 1, a city ordinance banning the retail sale of cats and dogs took effect, forcing the store to adapt. “It’s so quiet now,” owner Lesli Henderson-Miller said. “Before, we could hear the sounds of people laughing, the sounds of dogs barking.” The shop, named after the family Saint Bernard Delilah, was started by Henderson-Miller’s mother, Karene Kidwell, who was a veterinarian technician. Henderson-Miller teared…