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I also agree with Jackie. There are very valid reasons for having a maximum pet limit, especially in city limits. It gives the authorities a law to fall back on in the case of hoarding, collecting, back yard breeding, etc. I have never heard of an ordinance regulating birds, mice, etc. It's dogs and cats.
If there is no law on the books, there is no way to eliminate bad situations. For example, our county has no noise ordinance on the books. So someone's dog is barking all night long, six feet from your bedroom window? Too bad. Someone is working on their car at 4 am, revving the motor and playing their boom box in the driveway? Nothing you can do. True story.
But, having worked with humane organizations and animal controls for decades, I can also tell you this for sure. If you don't give anyone any reason to complain about your animals, no one is ever going to know or care how many you have. Animal controls unanimously feel this way, as well. As overworked and understaffed as those organizations are, there is no way they are going to be going door to door doing inspections of your house, counting pets. If your animals are not noisy, not kept outside all the time, not abused or neglected, no one is going to know or care.
I know a LOT of people who live inside the city limits here who have far more pets than the ordinance allows, which is three. One of my good friends has three dogs and three cats, and one of my customers have six dogs, for example. But they are good pet owners and take good care of their animals. They are respectful neighbors. No one knows or cares.
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Here in Surrey, you can have a maximum of 2 dogs - cats, birds etc. have no limit on a property.
