James and Melissa moved to Wausau in early January, buying a new home and what they thought was the beginning of a great life in Wausau.
What they didn’t know is Wausau has an ordinance limiting the number of pets.
In Wausau, for instance, you can’t have more than three cats, three gerbils or three rabbits. And, unfortunately for the Leckers, you can’t have more than two dogs.
But in local articles town officials have said their hands are tied.
ReplyDelete"Our current ordinance doesn't allow for a variance," Wausau city attorney Anne Jacobson told WAOW.com.
Well- yeah, otherwise they might actually want to FORCE you use your common sense.
And I bet that New Jersey lawyer is a PETA member...
This is actually a case of group punishment, one of my pet peeves since I was young. One of the jerks supporting this stupid law cited barking dogs, etc., as one of the reasons for the ordinance. Well, as the dogs' owner noted, punish the irresponsible (or lazy) barking-dog-owners, not all the dog owners. But look at public schools: if one kid does something bad, it's banned for everyone, and this zero tolerance crap is held up as "enlightened". I call bullsh*t!
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