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The amount of animal neglect I see in this community is astounding. Y’all’s roommates are not fit to take care of a rockMy hottest take is there is genuinely no reason the average college student should have a pet that isn’t a service animal. Not ESA, SERVICE ANIMAL. There is no way someone has the financial stability, time, and emotional maturity to raise a pet, or ability to do so ethically in a dorm. You’re either forcing an animal into a stressful move to a poor environment for your own comfort or getting a new pet in poor conditions for aesthetics.
I understand they legally must allow ESA’s, but the threshold should be higher for college students due to so many just abusing this protection. If there is any doubt that the animal is being treated properly it should be removed. Which is legal, and needs to happen. Especially since I always see tons of puppies as esa’s every year, yet oddly never see an adult dog. I hear the CRIES of cats in every dorm hall. Not meows, the ear shattering sobs of a desperate animal.