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Why? Why should landlords allow domesticated farm animals to stay in their property? Anyone who keeps a meat-eating 'pet' is NOT an animal lover. They are selfish, hypocritical children. I WANT a dog! I DON'T CARE what it eats. I WANT a cat! I DON'T CARE if it eats half the garden birds and defecates on my neighbour's gravel drive. I will NOT let domesticated animals in my property. EVER. For ANY reason apart from a assistant guide dog for the blind. NOT 'hearing' dogs (I'M profoundly deaf!) Not 'companions' for the mentally disabled. A pet is NOT a human right. It is a selfish, cruel and unnecessary hobby. Until WE stop eating meat AND stop feeding it to our 'pets' we'll never solve climate problems.

From: Styx Steel 08 February 2023 14:28 PM

The same thing was said (by the same people) when the smoking ban kicked in "Oh! It will ruin our business "! It didn't. But restaurant owners like myself knew it would speed-up the decline of unsuccessful businesses. I made more money, not less with the smoking ban! I rent. The 'section 21' isn't worth the paper it's written on. If a LL wants you out- your out. It's the down-side of renting. Just as a problem neighbor could make selling a house and moving impossible. Courses for horses. And the Government hasn't got a clue what it's doing. It's changing something that doesn't work into something that doesn't work. More of the same thing, or less of the same thing, but not something different. Consider this: when they extended the section 21 notice to 6 months during lockdown, it became possible to sign a 6 month lease agreement, then the next day, issue a section 21. eviction notice! What we REALLY need is a working group that brings LL's and tenants together, to discuss a balance, not a Government hell-bent on protection of LL's, at the cost of renters rights, then on the same pieces of legislation, give renters MORE rights, at the expense of LL's economic viability.

From: Styx Steel 03 September 2021 12:49 PM

😃😃👍It because I'm a renter! Seriously though, it's because the algorithm is written by people who don't know grammar. Expanding a word into the present participle often gets it through, same on TikTok. 80% of the worlds software is written in India. I went there for 13 years and learnt Hinglish! -true story! In India, the streets are littered (pun intended) with labrador dogs. All the 'wild' dogs are Labrador-breeds. The reason? The middle classes own dogs. It's very expensive. And they get abandoned. Over the last 39 years or do, I've witnessed the change in wild dogs. Now they are (for dime reason) all in-breeds of labradors. We'll see the same here. As Landlords are obligated (forced) by well-intentioned, but uneducated MP's, to allow people to own pets in rented property, as soon as the 'rent' becomes a financial difficultly, the very real expenses of dog/cat ownership will kick-in. And dogs/cats will be abandoned. By interfering with LL's decisions, perhaps making them go against their intuition, we will create new problems, bigger and unexpected. Here's another question- when I complain about my neighbour's dog- I'm obligated to do so directly with them. Not do in a rented property- I can 'complain' to the LL. Evictions because of nuisance pets? Or an abandoned dog?...

From: Styx Steel 03 September 2021 12:30 PM

That would be fair enough. I own a Honda Goldwing 2019 and I can't insure it without a garage. My rent, I'm guessing, reflects the fact the property has a garage, as I (guessing again) imagine a two bedroom flat without a garage would be cheaper. Obviously, if you buy a new Goldwing, you're not trying to save money!!😃😃 The same if you own a pet- dog, cat, goats, horses, chickens, rabbits etc you are not trying to save money! So if renters want animals in their domicile, make them pay for it. There is nothing unreasonable in that. And owning animals is not a human right, anymore than owning a motorcycle is. But... just as my LL is not legally obligated to provide me with a garage, she/he isn't legally obligated to provide me with animal stables.

From: Styx Steel 03 September 2021 12:13 PM

I agree. It is not a 'right' to own and live with a domestic animal.

From: Styx Steel 02 September 2021 13:46 PM

I'm a renter. And I FULLY agree with you.

From: Styx Steel 02 September 2021 13:42 PM

Why? It wasn't the landlords dog, and the LL didn't know about it before the deposit was paid. Human nature, he didn't think to check the lawn. He is cooperating, I have a good LL👍But 'elbow grease'? And lawn seed? I'm a professional landscaper. The dog has killed the grass AND the soil. The answer is re-turfing, not 'elbow grease'. The dog's uric acid has shifted the ph of the soul. Seed won't grow in it. He redecorated and re-carpeted for me. There's only so much you can expect. This is 2021. We should have moved away from keeping meat-eating animals in our own living space by now. I appreciate your suggestions, but the answer isn't insurance, lawn seed, redecorating or 'elbow grease'. The answer is people need to 'grow up' and stop treating animals as entertainment and stop feeding millions of them to our pets in the name of being 'animal lovers'. It's hypocrisy. What next? Pigs, cows, chickens, goats, because I have a 'right' to 'own' animals? No. I don't think so. It's academic anyway... two choices, a single bloke like me, no pets/kids/goats etc or a cat lady and her dog loving husband? Which would you have in your property?

From: Styx Steel 02 September 2021 13:41 PM

An 'friend' of mine has just spent £1500 hours n call out and treatment for a 10 yr old dog that in all probability will die within the year. She owns two dogs. And received PIP. And UC. How are supposed to fight for more funds and benefits when these idiots are feeding it to their dogs? What are we going to do, pay their rent AND 15 years of animal feed and vet bills? I'm a renter. DOGS are already a major nuisance, shouting everywhere and barking all the time. The lawn in my hew rented property is ruined by the previous tenants dog.. the landlord won't replace it! And I don't blame him, but how 'fair' is that?

From: Styx Steel 02 September 2021 12:27 PM

I'm a renter. I think we are living in the Middle Ages, living with 'domestic' animals in our houses. Private or rented, it's about time people stopped seeing 'pets' as a 'right' and stared seeing them for what they are- domestic animals. No dog or Carly owner can claim to be an animal lover if they own an animal that will eat literally 1000's of animals that are kept up n the most appalling conditions, slaughtered and then fed to their 'pet'. Cats account for half of all garden bird kills, dogs account for half of all council complaints. If I owned a property, I wouldn't Leto meat-eaters no, shitting, shedding animals in it. Why should I expect my landlord to feel any different?

From: Styx Steel 02 September 2021 12:09 PM

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