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Cats make great roomates for college students.
Princeton and Harvard may duel each year for top college honors, but when in comes to being the most pet-friendly campus, tiny Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida ranks as top dog.
Petside.com recently unleashed its top 10 picks for the most pet-welcoming colleges in the country. Factors taken into consideration include the quantity and quality of pet-friendly housing as well as the types of pets allowed.
“At Petside, we know how much the companionship of a pet can benefit a college student, particularly in the form of stress-relief and as a remedy for homesickness,” said Joshua Fried, Director, Petside.com. “We are pleased to know that so many of America's colleges are welcoming responsible students and their pets.”
Eckerd College soared to the head of the class with its four pet-friendly, air-conditioned dorm "clusters." Students are allowed to have cats and dogs – as long as they weigh less than 40 pounds – as well as snakes and fish.
A sampling of other colleges cracking into the top 10 include:
- * Stephens College (Columbia, Missouri) offers one dorm as the designated "pet dorm” which allows dogs, cats, hamsters and guinea pigs.
- * Washington & Jefferson College (Washington, Pennsylvania) allows students to bring their family pets along to school and live in the "Pet House" dorm. Cats and dogs less than 40 pounds, small birds, hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, turtles and fish are allowed and other animals may be permitted on a case-by-case basis.
- * Principa College (Elsah, Illinois) has seven dorms and university apartments that allow pets. Students may bring dogs, cats, rabbits, caged animals, and aquatic pets. Some of the dorms even allow up to two un-caged pets.
- * California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California) allows cats in all dorms, as well as small caged and aquatic animals.
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