OH NO! - NO PETS ALLOWED - (Part One)

If there is one thing that really upsets potentialonline selections once you have logged in.
tenants looking for an apartment it is the, 'NoThere are many reasons why one can state
Pets Allowed' line in the Internet ad. This one issuesome animals may not be welcome in flats. Firstly,
is enough to get a prospective tenant very upset.large, dangerous dogs are often very noisy and
That may be because one person's devotedprotective; consequently, every noise they hear
hairy, fluffy, or even feathery companion iswill bring them to attention and start a frenzy of
another's man's unclean, rowdy, pongy, flea-riddenbarking day or night. Secondly, un-neutered male
all-round nuisance.cats are very protective of their territory and
The basic 'model' by-laws state in print, thatmark with the most pungent and 'impossible to
residents may only have pets with the absoluteget rid of odour' of such concentration, that even
permission of the owner, body corporate, orregistered catteries will not take them. In respect
executive committee; it also states thatof these examples, you cannot blame the owner
permission cannot be unreasonably withheld.of the apartment. Unfortunately, offensive
So, just what does this mean when you areowners usually have offensive pets and are
searching for an apartment? Well simply this. Lookselfish, so rejection is not unreasonable.
for apartments online which specifically state thatThe simple truth is, that most countries in Europe
dogs and cats are welcome.are pet friendly as are the hotels and chalets and
No, I am not being flippant because there arepublic transport. The USA is pet friendly as well; in
sites, which offer these comforts. If you log onfact, I lived at the Plaza with two bulldogs and
to and join free, you can search the online listings,three Persian cats for over six months and we
which cover Australia-wide and have thousands ofwere ALL looked after very well indeed.