Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Pet Policy for Cats in Co housing community

[Coleen O'Connell (oconnellcoleen]

Cats and dogs will always be a problem.  Cobb Hill has visited and
revisited their policy.  Recently we lost a house sale because of strict
policy and decided house sales were more important than cats.  We re- wrote
the policy to be animal friendly as it is true that pets are part of
people's families.  People kill more birds a year than cats so I remind
people to not get on their righteous track. Belfast pilucy is good...the
best I have seen and ultimately there will be just indoor cats...with an
occasional move in out door cat.  If you lived in a regular neighborhood
you would have zero control.
Coleen
On Apr 24, 2015 7:44 AM, "MARION BROWN" <merryoneb [at] me.com> wrote:

>
> HI all,
>
>    Our current pet policy for our Belfast Cohousing Community states that
> if an owner moves in with an outdoor cat that their cat can be
> grandfathered in and continue to be an outdoor cat but any future cats must
> be indoor cats only. My sense is that over time our community would only
> have indoor cats. The policy is a bit fuzzy as to what you do if a home is
> resold to an outdoor cat owner.
>
>    Many of us are feeling frustrated with the outdoor cat policy because
> the cats prey on our birds and poop in our gardens. I am curious as to how
> other communities have set up their cat policy and if you have had to re
> visit your pet policy.
>
> Thank you,
> Marion
>
> Marion Brown
> PO Box 303
> Belfast, ME 04915
> 207-522-5348
> merryoneb [at] me.com
>
>
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