Ruling on Condo Pets

The California Supreme Court’s ruling that condominium homeowner’s associations may ban pelets, including indoor cats, from dwellings (Sept. 3), deals another severe blow to animals at a time they can least afford it. With people’s needs for animal companionship notwithstanding, the tragedy of pet overpopulation has reached epidemic proportions, with 10 to 20 million cats and dogs being destroyed annually by U.S. shelters, and millions more left homeless on our streets. What is desperately needed is more homes for animals.

This ruling will give people with disposable mentalities yet another excuse for abandoning pets.

It has become increasingly difficult to find rentals willing to accept pets, and now that condos have the green light to evict pets, the only people who will be privileged enough to own pets are those who can afford single-family homes.

DIANE HAVENNER

Redondo Beach

We are very sorry to see yet another area where senior citizens are restrained in their attempts to lead a normal, happy life. If we can sell our house, we would like a small condo. Our small dog up until now has fit the present 25-pound limit. This rule seems fair to all. To ban all pets will cause a lot of lonely, unhappy people. It takes away the advantage of buying over renting.

B. WAISNER

Van Nuys