Comments about ‘South Jordan City Council to debate pet limits’

How about also allowing people to have a couple of hens as pets if they have a 1/4 acre or more lot? They are certainly quieter than many dogs, not at all dangerous, and are no more of a nuisance. The current ordinance about farm animals is not exactly up to date with changes being made in Salt Lake County and other cities around here.

It's almost imperative to have limits on pet numbers, for both the animals and a neighborhood. Not only is it cruel to animals that can't be cared for, it's a nuisance and endangerment for urban living.

Taylorsville has a very good animal ordinance which covers safety for animals and a neighborhood. An animal ordinance should include anyone who operates an animal breeding and selling of animals that requires a license and neighborhood approval. Without animal ordinance laws you end up with a home with an overflow of animals that can't be cared for and get diseased and sick.

Personally I think animals being imprisoned and held captive out of their natural environment is a crime itself. Too many people think of pets as human extensions when in reality animals have no concept of this or even understand verbal communications.

Farm animals for food or work are a different set of ordinances where land and acreage will limit these species.

Pet limits are just government intrusion. There are laws on the books that can be used to limit pets when necessary. There are health codes and there a nuisance laws that can be used when there is a problem. When I grew up there were no pet limits or even the type of animals called pets. It is sad to see that so many Americans have given up their freedoms a little at a time. Are we better off? I would say No!

I don't think there should be any limit on the number of pets. However, pets outside the yard of the owner should be on leases, and owners should clean up after the pets. Also, pets shouldn't make noises or create smells that would disturb neighbors. Having a cat or a chicken on a lease isn't practical, so this policy would limit such animals to being inside the yard of the owner. However, the city should avoid listing pets by kind, since not all pets would be listed. Just requiring that pets outside the yard be on leases is sufficient.

My neighbor has about a dozen chickens. That's fine with me. They stay inside their coop, and they don't make noises or create smells. I see no reason why the neighbor should be limited in keeping such "farm" animals in his yard.

The pet thing in this country has gotten completely out of control. Frankly, I don't care how many pets somebody has, but I do care when their dogs bark all day and all night, when they poop everywhere, sniff your crotch and slobber all over you, not to mention attack and bite you. My neighbors walk their dogs past my place, allow their dog to stop and pee on my shrubs and poop in my yard. Where do they get the right to do that? Pet owners are generally not responsible people, they feel they are entitled to their pets and to allow their pet to do whatever it feels like doing. Let's stop this nonsense.

I'm laughing out loud reading these comments. I don't know if its funnier that cats and dogs are being "imprisoned and held captive out of their natural environment" or that laws limiting the number of pets you can have are an example of Americans giving up their freedoms a little at a time. And bring on the urban chickens!

It really isn't the number of pets (within reason, of course). The issue is owner responsibility and respect for the people around them who must also "live" with their pets. A little consideration for others goes a long way. I always pick up after my dog and I don't let her bark more than once or twice before I'm correcting her. Some people don't like animals and we all have to share the planet. Be a responsible pet owner and don't allow your furry kids to be a nuisance.

My2Cents,

"Too many people think of pets as human extensions when in reality animals have no concept of this or even understand verbal communications."

Clearly you have never owned a dog. They do understand verbal communications when they are trained to do so. My dog understands certain words and phrases very well. He also shows a wide variety of emotions, including jealousy, love, loyalty, guilt, and hurt feelings. Of course he's not human, and I don't treat him as if he is, but he certainly understands that I love him, feed him, provide for him, play with him, groom him, talk to him, etc., and he understands quite a lot of what I say to him. He knows that in a house full of people, he belongs to me, not anybody else. He also knows full well that I rescued him after his previous owners abandoned him, and he shows his gratitude for that daily. To say he doesn't understand things like that means that you obviously have never experienced it.

One pet is enough.

People who have more than one pet suffer from animal hoarding syndrome, a severe and debilitating psychiatric disorder.

I think reasonable limits should be placed on the number of pets one can have....perhaps according to the size of the property they reside. Excessive animals at a residence where the homes are fairly close can be an annoyance. I was pretty close to reporting my neighbor's treatment of their 3 dogs (there is a 2 dog limit here)because the 2 larger dogs were continuously chained up, but the neighbor fenced in the concrete area where they are and now they are happy pets...and I'm a happier neighbor! No more animal cruelty is my concern!

It is time the federal government enforce the law. Round up these illegal pet hoarders using the list of who brought pets to show and tell. That seven year old girl shouldn't get special treatment for just because her pet is a goldfish. Illegal is illegal.

Sigh

The irony is that both crimes are misdemeanors, yet we don't see the same level of bittnerness towards someone having too many pets as we see in the immigration debate. The only bitter ones are the trolls.

Corn dog would you say the same thing about people who have more than one child?

They should try 3 instead of 2 as a limit. That would probably cover most all of the households sufficiently, that have pets.

ONE dumper per neighborhood is more than enough. We need some PET dumping laws as well.

I notice the pet peoples freedom is more impotant to pet owners than my freedom to walk in my yard without stepping in the pets freedom and maybe bringing it in my house without knowing. The paper wont let me say what the freedom is I step in but no pets are wellcome to me at all.

YES! more respect for peoples property and no more doggy mess in yards where people do not own dogs. Definitely, more laws are needed. My Cat is a house cat. I respect my neighbors gardens and keep my cat indoors. The same should be for dog owners to keep their ONE dog and mess in their OWN yards :)THANKS!!!

Re: Be fair | 7:41 a.m.
"...pets outside the yard of the owner should be on leases, and owners should clean up after the pets.....Having a cat or a chicken on a lease isn't practical....Just requiring that pets outside the yard be on leases is sufficient."

Rental pets?

Truly, folks, I love pets and have many of them myself, but pets have no business in the yards of other people, or letting their pooches dump in someones yard so as to save their own yard from the smell. To me letting a dog use the potty in someones yard is a form of vandalism... For one thing, nobody likes it. Pet owners need to be more responsible and perhaps own less dogs and cats if they cannot respect the property of others.

I agree completely that leases are a must.

I will not say what jurisdiction (not south jordan!!!) i live in, but i will say that i moved to utah from the east coast about 2 years ago, and there were no limits on pets there and we didnt have a hoarding problem. I have 3 dogs, 5 cats, and 2 lizards, my house is clean, every one of my animals is perfectly healthy, my 2 pit bulls are involved in professional dog competitions, and therapy training. And i even have a job and a husband, but i manage to take care of all of my animals, and i dont think there should be a law limiting the number of children i choose to have. youre allowed to have as many human children as you want, when theyre just as noisy, smelly, and destructive. and since im unable to have real children, i fill my life with my animal children, i know my limit, and i know i cant have anymore. and allowing people to have more pets might even solve some of the homeless pet situation in SLC. people who can handle 3 or 4 dogs, dont get one because theyre scared to.

oh AND, i 100% agree that people should pick up after their dogs! i always do!! leaving dog excrement out is hazardous to the health of my pet, and every one elses. responsible dog ownership is key!!!

I wished people would quit comparing their dogs to human children. There is no comparison! Most dogs live less than 15 years while most humans live to be at least 80 yrs, or longer. Humans also don't go around biting people in the streets or defecating in the yards of neighbors. At least none of my neighbors have participated in such acts. However, there are dog owners who feel every neighbors yard should be their dogs potty ground in which it can become very smelly and kill plants--even if dog owners clean up after his/her dog. Try growing some vegetables or other plants where your neighbors dog has done his duty in the same place day after day. Whewwwwy! Veggies are not eatable.