Pets can be incredibly helpful to one's mental health. They don't stop needing to be taken care of, even if you're feeling down. They get you out of bed, into a semblance of a routine, and help you become a person. Their love for you can also provide great emotional relief, and you can rest easy knowing there's unconditional love coming from someone in your house. Not to mention the practical aspects of having a pet. They can give you community-- reasons to talk to people on the street and common ground with lots of different kinds of folks.
So it's no wonder that we get emotionally attached to our pets. But what happens when that pet is a nuisance to someone else's life? Where does your responsibility lie? That's what happened in this story when one woman's unconventional choice of pet landed her in some hot water with a neighbor. Read on for the story.
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