On My Mind

When dogs - and smoking - are allowed in flats, but cats are banned

The arguments for allowing felines in flats are worth airing again. Let’s also compare the ban with other activities allowed there.

Cats are generally acknowledged as being ideal pets for apartment living. PHOTO: ST FILE
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I was expecting howls of injustice to erupt online from cat lovers. My ears had pricked up when Housing Board flat owners were recently allowed to continue adopting larger mixed-breed and K9 dogs.

The yowls came thick and fast - "Can lah, dinosaur also can, how big also can, but cats not allowed", "Dogs can, cats cannot?" and so on.

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