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Oak Park, IL limits number of dogs and cats per house
Illinois village going to the dogs
Oak Park, IL, Sep. 14 (UPI) -- The Village Board of Oak Park, Ill., has increased the number of dogs that can live in a single-family residence from two to three. The town's two-dog per house limit had not changed since it was enacted in 1904. A woman who owns three dogs challenged the law after she was given the choice of getting rid of one animal or moving out of town. Irate neighbors mounted a petition drive to get the board to reconsider the two-dog limit. "I'm happy that I stuck with it. It was pretty painful, so I'm glad that maybe other people who might want three dogs can avoid that pain now," Bailey told the Chicago Tribune. Village Board members did not change the one-dog per household limit in multifamily residences with four or more units. The two-dog limit remains per household in two and three flat apartment buildings. Residents of a single-family home can have four cats, while apartment dwellers are limited to two felines. |
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Oak Park, IL, Sep. 14 (UPI) -- The Village Board of Oak Park, Ill.,
has increased the number of dogs that can live in a single-family residence from two to three. I've searched a couple times for any logic for such limitations and have found none. Anyone have ideas? I do not see a direct correlation between some arbitrary number of dogs (or cats) and all single-family residences in terms of problems for the community. I think there could be health and safety issues if there were too many dogs or cats in one house. But I think 2 or 3 is way too low. Maybe 8 or 9 might be a more reasonable limit. Are there similar restrictions for children anywhere? China. --kyler |
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Oak Park, IL, Sep. 14 (UPI) -- The Village Board of Oak Park, Ill.,
has increased the number of dogs that can live in a single-family residence from two to three. I've searched a couple times for any logic for such limitations and have found none. Anyone have ideas? I do not see a direct correlation between some arbitrary number of dogs (or cats) and all single-family residences in terms of problems for the community. I think there could be health and safety issues if there were too many dogs or cats in one house. But I think 2 or 3 is way too low. Maybe 8 or 9 might be a more reasonable limit. Are there similar restrictions for children anywhere? China. --kyler |
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"Steve Dufour" wrote in message om... I think there could be health and safety issues if there were too many dogs or cats in one house. But I think 2 or 3 is way too low. Maybe 8 or 9 might be a more reasonable limit. Whatever happened to individual choice and responsibility? Talk about Big Brother! |
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"Steve Dufour" wrote in message om... I think there could be health and safety issues if there were too many dogs or cats in one house. But I think 2 or 3 is way too low. Maybe 8 or 9 might be a more reasonable limit. Whatever happened to individual choice and responsibility? Talk about Big Brother! |
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On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 14:10:55 GMT, Kyler Laird
wrote: (Steve Dufour) writes: Oak Park, IL, Sep. 14 (UPI) -- The Village Board of Oak Park, Ill., has increased the number of dogs that can live in a single-family residence from two to three. I've searched a couple times for any logic for such limitations and have found none. Anyone have ideas? I do not see a direct correlation between some arbitrary number of dogs (or cats) and all single-family residences in terms of problems for the community. It's easy to see the reasoning in 1904: dogs (and cats) mostly ran loose; rabies was common, if not rampant, and even if the Pasteur vaccine was available, it was dangerous (up to 14% lethality); attacks by dogs on humans, especially children were frequent occurrences; and of course, dogs mess in other people's yards, stink, and bark - all of these considerations are directly proportional to the number of dogs and their density. Cats weren't neutered and we all know that a large population of intact adult cats is not something you want to live next door to. In more modern times, some of those objections have been mitigated, but dog noise, attacks, and messes - even where leash laws exist and are observed - are still problems, as are intact cats. Then there are animal hoarders who often stink up an entire neighborhood with the odors from their houses/apartments and often are not really very good to/for the animals because they simply can't cope. Are there similar restrictions for children anywhere? China tried a one child policy, but enforcement proved impossible and actually raised the rate of infanticide and child abandonment (of female babies). -- T.E.D. ) |
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