CSAIL Pet Guidelines

The CSAIL Pet guidelines are based on two premises:

  • CSAIL is first and foremost a place to get work done.
  • There is no reason to forbid activities that provide pleasure to some, and don't interfere with others well-being or ability to work productively.

The following guidelines were developed and approved by the CSAIL Space committee:

  1. Pets that are inappropriate for public environments, e.g., alligators, should not be in the building.
  2. If the presence of a pet affects the health of a colleague, the situation should be resolved by having the pet owner relocate to a different part of the building before the pet will be allowed into CSAIL.
  3. Pets should not interfere with people's ability to work by making excessive noise.
  4. Pets should not contribute to the degradation of our environment by soiling the floor or scratching furniture. In the event a pet does contribute to the degradation of the environment, the pet's owner is responsible for repairing any damage.
  5. In public areas, pets must be under the control of the person responsible for them. Dogs should be on leashes or in cages.
  6. In shared space, each resident of the space has veto power over the presence of a pet.

-- Main.rptraughber - 03 Nov 2009