ANST - animals

[Lori Campbell]

> if a site is NO PET please make
> sure it is in the anouncement for the event, I get real mad when I take my
> animal to an event and get there after driving several hours to be informed
> that they are not allowed, when nowere in the anouncement was it ever
> mentioned NO pets. 
> Simone

The problem with this is that many autocrats, especially those 
working on large events, are concentrating on fitting all the 
*required* elements into their event announcements.  If they don't 
have pets themselves, they may not even think about the possibility 
of people bringing pets to an event - much less remember to 
mention it in the add.   

I have lots of friends that have pets and they like to bring them to 
events.  My solution is, if you want to bring your animal to an event 
and the add doesn't mention anything about pets - pick up the phone 
and call the autocrat listed in the BlackStar.  They will be able to 
tell you whether or not your pet would be welcome.  They might even 
be more amenable to making special arrangements for assistance 
animals if given some time to make necessary arrangements in 
advance.  

This type of forethought and planning could really save the day,  
especially if you are traveling long distances and can't just 
run your animal back home.

 Kat
 Barony of Wiesenfeuer, Ansteorra
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Lori Campbell
lcampbel at ossm.edu

"a good example has twice the value of good advice"
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