SweetWood Pet Policy

SweetWood Temenos, as a community, values and nurtures healthy relationships between humans and the rest of the natural world. We recognize the positive influence pets can have in our lives, both individually and collectively. Pets are welcome at SweetWood within these limitations:

Permission must be obtained, in advance , to bring pets of any kind to SweetWood. A small fee ($3 for SweetWood members/$5 for non-members) will be assessed for all paid events. For all other events at SweetWood a pet donation is requested.

Permission will be given solely at the discretion of the caretaker (Jack or Kim Ingersoll), who may take into account the nature of the event, ritual, festival and/or the number and nature of any other animals that will be present. Please check with the caretaker *each time* you wish to bring your pet. Pets who are not gentle and friendly to strangers and children should be left at home.

Pet owners are expected to promptly clean up their animal’s waste, and at SweetWood events dogs must be with their owner or on a leash at all times.

If, at a SweetWood event, a complaint is received concerning an animal, the caretaker or another SweetWood representative will bring the complaint to the attention of the animal’s owner and discuss with them an appropriate response to remedy the situation. If the problem is not satisfactorily resolved, the owner may be asked to remove their pet from SweetWood.