Prohibited Pets

1. EHA will forbid the following kinds of animals from being kept as pets on any of its  properties: Pit bull, Rottweiler, German Shepherd, Chow, Doberman Pinscher or any species considered vicious, intimidating, or kept for the purpose of training for fighting or wagering of bets (i.e.  roosters for "cockfighting", etc.). EHA forbids the keeping of animals that have had their vocal cords cut, by a process commonly known as "debarking."
   
   
2. Exotic pets or barnyard animals are prohibited. Exception may be certain species of pigs utilized as bonafide "service animals". (Snakes and reptiles are considered exotic pets.)
   
   
3. Animals who would be allowed to produce offspring for sale.
   
   
4. Wild animals, feral animals, and any other animals that are unamenable to routine human handling.
   
   
5. Animals of species commonly used on farms.
   
   
6. Non-human primates.
   
   
7. Animals whose climatologically needs cannot be met in the unaltered environment of the individual dwelling unit.
   
   
8. Pot-bellied pigs.
   
   
9. Snakes, lizards, spiders, chickens.
   
   
10. The following restrictions apply to pets, based on weight, size and inherent dangerousness, including prohibitions against the keeping of:
    1. Any animals whose weight could exceed 25 pounds by adulthood.
    2. Ferrets or other animals whose natural protective mechanisms pose a risk to small children of serious bites and lacerations.
    3. Hedgehogs or other animals whose protective instincts and natural body armor produce a risk to children of serious puncture injuries.
    4. Chicks or other animals that pose a significant risk of salmonella infection to those who handle them.
    5. Pigeons, doves, mynah birds, psittacoses birds, and birds of other species that are hosts to the organisms causing psittacosis in humans.

Tenants must adhere to the restrictions on numbers and types of pets.