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Hey everyone, it's been a couple of yrs since I posted here, but I'm back again and wanted to share some positive news for those of arachnofans living in the Oshawa, Ontario area.
For the past 4 years, some pet stores here who sell (or want to sell) Tarantulas and some current Tarantula owners have been working with City to change the existing responsible pet owners bylaw to include Tarantulas and some other currently banned creatures. Below is a news article I'd like to share that was posted in the Oshawa This Week newspaper today:
The responsible pet owners bylaw includes a list of animals Oshawa residents are prohibited from owning as pets. A new exotic pets bylaw has been under debate for four years and at the December 6, 2012 corporate services committee meeting, councillors considered an expert-reviewed list of prohibited animals. With the new list, Oshawa residents would be able to own small marsupials called sugar gliders, Tarantulas and any non-venomous snake under an adult length of three meters, which removes the current ban on constrictors such as boas and pythons. Non venomous lizards will now be capped at a length of two metres.
Tarantulas are now allowed, but all other spiders and scorpions are still banned. Hedgehogs have been added to the banned list as well. Animals commonly banned in most municipalities would continue to be banned, including exoties like monkeys and farm animals including chickens and pigs. The list was reviewed by a Toronto Zoo veterinarian, a pet industry expert and Rob Laidlaw, executive director of Zoocheck, an animal protection organization.
This report goes on in detail regarding the other creatures being considered for allowance and I'm sure you can find it online in the Oshawa This Week's website. I have included the relevant portion about Tarantulas here for everyone on the site in this area and hopefully this will set a president for other cities.
Council is meeting again on December 17th to consider the proposed bylaw and I will post again to update everyone here. I hope this information has been beneficial and useful.
For the past 4 years, some pet stores here who sell (or want to sell) Tarantulas and some current Tarantula owners have been working with City to change the existing responsible pet owners bylaw to include Tarantulas and some other currently banned creatures. Below is a news article I'd like to share that was posted in the Oshawa This Week newspaper today:
The responsible pet owners bylaw includes a list of animals Oshawa residents are prohibited from owning as pets. A new exotic pets bylaw has been under debate for four years and at the December 6, 2012 corporate services committee meeting, councillors considered an expert-reviewed list of prohibited animals. With the new list, Oshawa residents would be able to own small marsupials called sugar gliders, Tarantulas and any non-venomous snake under an adult length of three meters, which removes the current ban on constrictors such as boas and pythons. Non venomous lizards will now be capped at a length of two metres.
Tarantulas are now allowed, but all other spiders and scorpions are still banned. Hedgehogs have been added to the banned list as well. Animals commonly banned in most municipalities would continue to be banned, including exoties like monkeys and farm animals including chickens and pigs. The list was reviewed by a Toronto Zoo veterinarian, a pet industry expert and Rob Laidlaw, executive director of Zoocheck, an animal protection organization.
This report goes on in detail regarding the other creatures being considered for allowance and I'm sure you can find it online in the Oshawa This Week's website. I have included the relevant portion about Tarantulas here for everyone on the site in this area and hopefully this will set a president for other cities.
Council is meeting again on December 17th to consider the proposed bylaw and I will post again to update everyone here. I hope this information has been beneficial and useful.