Svalbard does not allow cats because of the
potential for them to escape their indoor homes, and run loose on the tundra; then
perhaps stalk and eliminate the local bird populations, of which there are many
during the warmer months, including: Common Cranes and Purple Sandpipers.
Also, the island does not allow anyone to
remain when they can no longer financially or physically take care of
themselves. There are no services or care homes for the elderly, or any form of
public transportation.
I personally find this discrimination in its
worse form: Age-based instead of
ability-based. But would I want to live
through the rough conditions, including carrying a gun to scare away (and try not
to actually kill the polar bears unless absolutely necessary)?
No thank you!
I pass on that one.
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