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For many people this is a very emotional issue – on both sides.
Certain people are not comfortable with being around animals. And other people consider their pets as children.
But consider this. Should the OC create a bylaw to ban children? Whilst for some residents this is tempting, the reality is that bringing up children is a fundamental right, not to be interfered with by any person or court.
So what if we reset our paradigm to say, all pets are beautiful creatures, until proven otherwise. Once one accepts that, it should become easier to respect the need of others to keep pets in strata.
If one reads the new laws, anyone can petition the tribunal to remove a disruptive animal.
Lets give the animals the benefit of the doubt before casting them all as evil.