Critics pounced on the concept of part-time pooches during a City Council hearing yesterday, backing Boston’s proposed ban on pet rentals.
But the founder of Flex- Petz, a San Diego firm eyeing an expansion of its canine membership club to the Hub, bit in to those who are blasting her business.
“The strong objection to us comes from people who have never contacted us, have never set foot in one of our facilities, have never spoken to me regarding all the features of the program,” said Marlena Cervantes, FlexPetz’s founder. “We’ve had this knee-jerk reaction in Boston and it’s really unfair.”
Cervantes didn’t attend yesterday’s meeting. City councilors heard arguments ranging from the legal issue of who is liable if a rented dog bites someone, to the potentially destabilizing effect of moving pets from place to place.
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