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Finishing Hawaiipetphotos nightly indulgence, surfing the World Wide Web, I decided to “Google” pets on the “Google News” pages.  At the top of the list: “Answers on Pets in Dorms.”  What?  Pet in Dorms?!  Of course, I “click-it.”

The article is a blog from the NY TIMES.  The article confuses me because the author writes about herself in the third person.  Apparently, pet-friendly colleges exist for today’s university bound adol-e-dults.

I read the whole thing.  I clicked some links and ended up on another web-article titled Top 10 Pet-Friendly Colleges.  Will do this Letterman style (in reverse):

10.  Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA: “Located in the Lehigh Valley, Lehigh University has a pet-friendly Greek system! One dog or cat is allowed to live in each fraternity and sorority house on campus. The pet must live indoors and not disrupt the activities of the house. The owners are also responsible for any damage or costs caused by the pet.”

9. SUNY at Canton, NY: “SUNY Canton established its pet friendly policy in 1996. Mohawk Hall, otherwise know as the “pet wing,” allows a maximum of 48 pets. Pets are permitted to travel freely in the wing while their owner is present. Dogs and snakes are not permitted, and animals must be spayed or neutered to live on campus.”

8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (YES, the MIT), Cambridge, MASS:  “MIT is one of the world’s premiere technical institutions. The school allows feline companions in four of the university dormitories as long as the owner has the written consent of their roommates. The cats must be approved by the dorm’s “Pet Chair,” have all their shots, be registered with the campus housing office and neutered as well.”

7. University of Idaho, Moscow, ID: “The University of Idaho is the flagship school of the Idaho public university system and also the oldest. Cats and birds are permitted in all of the university’s four apartment-style housing buildings. Fish are allowed in all dorms. A maximum of two cats and/or birds are allowed in one residence. Pets must be considered appropriately suited to apartment living and must not be aggressive or nervous.”

6. University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana: “The oldest and largest school in the Illinois state college system, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign allows students staying in the Ashton Woods housing unit to keep “companion animals” such as dogs, cats and rabbits, as well as fish. Students may keep up to two pets per apartment, and must comply with all state and local pet laws.”

5. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA: “Caltech is a leading technical university and is the academic home of NASA’s jet propulsion laboratory. And students can bring their cats with them on campus! All dorms allow cats, as well as small caged and aquatic animals, but rabbits and dogs are not permitted. Animal lovers can also join the Caltech Animal Team (CAT), a ‘club devoted to caring for homeless and abandoned animals, especially cats, who live on the Caltech campus and nearby grounds.’”

4. Principa College, Ellsah, IL: “Located on two campuses in the St. Louis area, Principa College has seven dorms and university apartments that allow pets. Students at this small college for Christian Scientists may bring dogs, cats, rabbits, caged animals, and aquatic pets. Some of the dorms allow up to two un-caged pets, but many do have size limitations.”

3. Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, PA: “This liberal arts school in the suburbs of Pittsburg allows students to bring their family pets along to school and live in the “Pet House” dorm. There are some breed restrictions, but Washington & Jefferson College permits cats, dogs less than 40 pounds, small birds, hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, turtles and fish. Other animals may be permitted on a case-by-case basis. Pets must be spayed or neutered, have been owned by the students’ family for at least a year and registered.”

2. Stephens College, Columbia, MO: “Stephens College, founded in 1833, is one of the best women’s colleges in the nation. Located in the center of Missouri, it shares the city with the University of Missouri and Columbia College. All students are required to live on campus, and one dorm is the designated “pet dorm.” Spaces for pets are limited, but residents can have dogs, cats, hamsters and guinea pigs. Students must apply to live on a pet floor and follow policy guidelines.”

And the number one pet friendly school:  Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL: “Located on the gulf coast of Florida, Eckerd College offers four pet-friendly, air-conditioned dorm “clusters.” Students are allowed to have cats and dogs, as long as they are under 40 pounds, as well as snakes and fish. Students must comply with requirements and can’t leave pets on campus during breaks.”

Equally Brilliant Shammy McGuire

So, I read the list, and the first thing that jumps out at me is “WHERE ARE MY TROJANS?”  Or for that matter where is Notre Dame, Harvard, Yale, Duke, Stanford or Princeton?  Second, I showed the list to my MENSA-Geek-Boy husband…and he had heard of only half the schools.  So, although I am jealous of the liberties that today’s generation are enjoying, I am concerned that this list is not longer.

BOTTOM-LINE: My cats are smart enough to go any college they might want.  Let’s end the discrimination…EDUCATION RIGHTS FOR ALL THE FURRY FRIENDS!

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