Why is this array all null?

Can anyone tell me why the array petArray is null when I try to print it to the console?

import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Component;
import java.util.*;
import java.awt.TextArea;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import javax.swing.*;

import javax.swing.JFrame;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
/*
 * Makes a new JFrame thats makes two textareas, fills in the textareas
 *  from the array and linkedlist.
 */
public class PetGUI extends JFrame{
	static int number;
	static String[] animalArray;
	static TextArea north;
	static TextArea south;
	public PetGUI(TextFileInput tfi){
		
		int lines = 0;
		TextFileInput tfil = new TextFileInput("project4.txt");
		String rlines = tfil.readLine();
		while(rlines != null){
			lines++;
			rlines = tfil.readLine();
		}
		tfil.close();
		
		String [] myArray = new String[100];
		number = lines;
		animalArray = myArray;
	    this.setSize(400,400);
	    this.setLocation(200, 200);
	    this.setTitle("Adoptable Pets");
	    createFileMenu();
	    createEditMenu();

	    TextArea north = new TextArea(9,20);
	    TextArea south = new TextArea(9,20);
	    this.getContentPane().add(north,BorderLayout.NORTH);

	    this.getContentPane().add(south,BorderLayout.SOUTH);
	    north.setEditable(false);
	    south.setEditable(false);
	    this.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
	    this.setVisible(true);
		
		Cat c;
		Dogs d;


		AdoptablePet [] petArray = new AdoptablePet[lines];
		for(int i = 0; i < lines; i++){
			myArray[i] = tfi.readLine();;
		}
		tfi.close();

		for(int i = 0; i < lines; i++){
			if(myArray[i].charAt(4) == 'C'){
				String[] r = myArray[i].split("\\|");
				if(r.length != 9){
				try{
				
						throw new IllegalPetInput("Not the right length of input");
				}
				catch(IllegalPetInput a){
					
				}
				}
				else
					try{
					c = new Cat(Integer.parseInt(r[0]),r[1],r[2],r[3],r[4],r[5],r[6],r[7],r[8],Boolean.parseBoolean(r[9]));
					petArray[i] = c;
					}
					catch(AdoptablePetException a){
						System.out.println("Wrong information for the cat.");
					}
			}
		
			if(myArray[i].charAt(4) == 'D'){
				String[] r = myArray[i].split("\\|");
				if(r.length != 9){
				try{
					
						throw new IllegalPetInput("Not the right length of input");
				}
				catch(IllegalPetInput a){
					
				}
				}
				else
					try{
					d = new Dogs(Integer.parseInt(r[0]),r[1],r[2],r[3],r[4],r[5],r[6],r[7],r[8],Boolean.parseBoolean(r[9]));
					petArray[i] = d;
					}
				catch(AdoptablePetException a){
					System.out.println("Wrong information for the cat.");
				}
			}
		}

			
		LinkedList l = new LinkedList();

		


		for(int i = 0; i < lines; i++)
			System.out.println(myArray[i]);
		System.out.println();
		for(int i = 0; i < lines; i++)
			System.out.println(petArray[i]);
		
	      
		


//Appends the north side of the texarea with all of the lines    
    for(int i = 0; i < l.size(); i++)
    	north.append((String) l.get(i));

    
	}

    

This is the file it is reading from:

112|C|Fluffy|4/1/2011|Tabby|Gray|M|Y|N|N
332|D|Phydeaux|6/3/2009|Collie|White/Tan|M|N|N|N
237|C|Snagglepuss|5/13/2010|Siamese|Sable|M|Y|Y|N
165|C|Sylvester|1/12/2008|Tuxedo|Black/White|F|N|N|N
113|C|Fluffy|499/1/2011|Tabby|Gray|M|Y|N|N
333|X|Phydeaux|6/3/2009|Collie|White/Tan|M|N|N|N
238|C|Snagglepuss|5/13/2010|Siamese|Sable|M|Y|Y|N
166|C|Sylvester|1/12/2008|Tuxedo|Black/White|F|N|G|N
114|C|Fluffy|4/1/2011|Tabby|Gray|M|Y|N|N
334|D|12/4/2005|Phydeaux|Collie|White/Tan|M|N|N|N
239|C|Snagglepuss|5/13/2010|Siamese|Sable|M|Y|Y|N
167|P|Sylvester|1/12/2008|Tuxedo|Black/White|F|N|E|N
115|C|Fluffy|4/1/2011|Tabby|Gray|M|Y|
335|D|Phydeaux|6/3/2009|Collie|White/Tan|M|N|N|N
240|C|Snagglepuss|5/13/2010|Siamese|Sable|M|Y|Y|N
168|C|Sylvester|1/12/20085|Tuxedo|Black/White|F|N|N|N