Letters to the Editor: Our pets need housing too

Prospective tenants are being forced to decide whether to accept a housing offer without their companion animal.

Presently many companion animal owners face a Sophie’s Choice. In this instance, the choice is not which of the two children to save, but a companion animal.

Trying to secure a tenancy sees a landlord — both private and local government — forcing a prospective tenant to decide: Accept a housing offer but without their companion animal or refusing the offer because of their companion animal.