BunnyLove89
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I have 2 dogs, 2 cats, 4 mice, 1 rabbit, 2 goats, and 1 horse (I board my horse in another town). We live in a really friendly neighborhood in the south and everyone knows each other. We even know the names and breeds of most of the dogs. We watch each other's houses when someone is away and we've never had any problems with our neighbors.
I've had my goats for close to 2 years and everyone knows that we have them. We have kids and parents come over to pet them occassionally and we have asked multiple times if the goats bother anyone and they have all said no and that they don't even hear them. About a week ago tho an officer from animal control came to our door. He was really cocky and had a major attitude. I asked if someone had called and he responded with a sarcastic comment implying that yes, someone called. He asked about the dogs and cats (we didn't mention the mice and rabbit) and said that we had 10 days to get a kennel permit for them and to get them up to date on shots (even tho my cats are strictly indoor and the vet said they didn't need their shots since they are indoor) or risk losing them. We were also told we needed a permit for the goats. Then they were going to come back and do a welfare check on the animals and look through the house.
Naturally I was frustrated that one of the nighbors had called without being upfront with us if they had an issue. Also...a kennel permit for 2 dogs and 2 cats? That doesn't even make sense. They are pets, it's not like we're running a business. And the majority of the neighbors have at least 2 dogs as well.
We're going to be moving to a farm in about 6 weeks but we called about the permits anyway so we wouldn't get our animals taken away before then. We spoke to someone at city hall who was pretty high up. She just laughed and said that she had never heard of a kennel permit for 2 dogs and 2 cats, and also the thing about the goats was pretty stupid. She said that the officer didn't know what he was talking about and that especially since we are moving we can ignore what he said (we did get the dogs and cats their shots tho just in case). She gave us her name and said that if we have any more issues to give them her name and she'll get it cleared up.
It's still really frustrating tho and it's definitely affecting my relationship with my neighbors. My pets are happy and healthy and well taken care of. We have vet records on all of them that show that they receive vet care as needed. It just doesn't make sense to me why someone would call without talking to us first.
Before all this it was kinda nice to live around so many people, but now i'm really looking forward to moving to the farm where we won't have to worry about someone calling and complaining if my goats or dogs decide to have a noisy day (i'm going to be living on 30 acres and we have maybe 3 neighbors, if that).
I've had my goats for close to 2 years and everyone knows that we have them. We have kids and parents come over to pet them occassionally and we have asked multiple times if the goats bother anyone and they have all said no and that they don't even hear them. About a week ago tho an officer from animal control came to our door. He was really cocky and had a major attitude. I asked if someone had called and he responded with a sarcastic comment implying that yes, someone called. He asked about the dogs and cats (we didn't mention the mice and rabbit) and said that we had 10 days to get a kennel permit for them and to get them up to date on shots (even tho my cats are strictly indoor and the vet said they didn't need their shots since they are indoor) or risk losing them. We were also told we needed a permit for the goats. Then they were going to come back and do a welfare check on the animals and look through the house.
Naturally I was frustrated that one of the nighbors had called without being upfront with us if they had an issue. Also...a kennel permit for 2 dogs and 2 cats? That doesn't even make sense. They are pets, it's not like we're running a business. And the majority of the neighbors have at least 2 dogs as well.
We're going to be moving to a farm in about 6 weeks but we called about the permits anyway so we wouldn't get our animals taken away before then. We spoke to someone at city hall who was pretty high up. She just laughed and said that she had never heard of a kennel permit for 2 dogs and 2 cats, and also the thing about the goats was pretty stupid. She said that the officer didn't know what he was talking about and that especially since we are moving we can ignore what he said (we did get the dogs and cats their shots tho just in case). She gave us her name and said that if we have any more issues to give them her name and she'll get it cleared up.
It's still really frustrating tho and it's definitely affecting my relationship with my neighbors. My pets are happy and healthy and well taken care of. We have vet records on all of them that show that they receive vet care as needed. It just doesn't make sense to me why someone would call without talking to us first.
Before all this it was kinda nice to live around so many people, but now i'm really looking forward to moving to the farm where we won't have to worry about someone calling and complaining if my goats or dogs decide to have a noisy day (i'm going to be living on 30 acres and we have maybe 3 neighbors, if that).