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- Rose Tropeano-Digilio about pets
- Rose Tropeano-Digilio has been involved in the animal welfare field for the past 10 years and has a particular interest in working with local shelter groups to help companion animals find permanent homes from intake through the adoption process. Rose is currently a volunteer with the Somerset Regional Animal Shelter in Bridgewater, New Jersey (www.fosras.com) and also serves as a meeting coordinator for the Animal Welfare Federation of New Jersey (www.awfnj.org). Rose has also served as the Vice President of Open Your Heart, an animal assistance agency in Hillsborough. Rose resides in Manville, New Jersey and shares her home with husband James, and three cats, Marbles, Blackie and Bubba Jones.
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Recently, there's been a lot of talk in the news and online about limiting the number of companion animals that one can have in their private residence. Most notably in Southgate, Ohio there has been a proposed limit of 5 animals per residence, with the only exception being if an amimal gives birth to a litter, than that litter can remain with the owner until 12 weeks after birth. I find this type of ordinance to be unfair, and feel that the township should not get involved with people's private lifestyle. I maintain that as long as the home owner provides adequate food, veterinary care, and housing for each companion animal in their care, there should not be a limit. Anyone have any thoughts on this subject?
Let the homeowner decide how many pets they want. As long as the pets are being well taken care of I do not think the township should make rules like this. Many pet owners take better care of their pets than some parents of their children. I agree with Rose.
I am not in favor of generalized legislation such as this or such as breed banning (Pit Bulls, for example). In this instance, I can understand the origin of the proposal. If there's a hoarder in the neighborhood, it can make life unbearable for the neighbors. In those instances, the animals should be removed and the hoarder receive counseling. But this is not the norm, it's the exception. If the pet owner can maintain multiple pets in a decent environment, this should be allowed. If neighbors complain about smells or barking, then that individual case should be investigated and dealt with.
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