Pets

Pets are a controversial issue when living with many people.

Issues regarding pets:
Allergies

People who dislike or had bad experiences with certain animals.

Cost of care (food, vet, other)

Animal rights

Inconveniences (peeing on things, eating chickens, chewing sofas)

Noise

Access to pets (acceptable number of pets in community vs. people who want personal pets)

Pet-friendly spaces

Other factors:
Pets with a use (e.g., catching mice, chasing off raccoons, protecting livestock) vs. "just 'cause" pets vs. emotional support animals (for varying degrees of anxiety)

bringing pets into the community (interaction with other pets, re-training to new space/norms)

process around removing pets from the community

"pet parenting style" -- community oversight of training and monitoring of pets

individual vs. collective ownership of pets

livestock becoming pets