Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Cats. Wow!

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

> We have never allowed animals of any kind in the commonhouse, and it was
> never a big deal. Once one of the members made it clear that her daughter
> would be negatively affected(bad asthma and allergies), there was no
> question. I'm saddened that you have people who disregard this.
> 
> Any possibility of getting this issue on the agenda again and having people
> buy into the idea that the CH needs to be pet free?

Sorry to have mislead you. We do have a rule of no pets in the commonhouse,
but it was not easy for some to see the need for. We also have allergic
people but pet owners often do not realize how much their pets smell or drop
hair when they just walk through a room. (Our elevator is on one side of the
building and the mailboxes are on the other.)

We still don't have a general policy that we have reached agreement on
because of the indoor and outdoor stuff, but we do have an agreement on the
commonhouse.

We do have a service dog that is allowed everywhere but she is very well
behaved, rarely leaves her master's side, and is frequently bathed and
groomed. She is also never outside off a leash.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org


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