How can anybody not love a dog? Or a cat I suppose (I personally don’t take to cats but I don’t dislike them).
 
This is the question asked so often when people learn that some retirement villages don’t permit pets – or they will allow goldfish but not birds, cats and dogs.

And on paper it sure does seem mean hearted. The operators must be bastards in fact. And I personally would agree with this if they are going to prevent a new resident bringing their long time best friend, Fluffy the dog or Licker the cat.
 
But like all things, there is a reason or should I more properly say, there is history.

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