Adopting a pet in Mauritius

Hello
As a pet owner, i think the following goes without saying but for some expats in Mauritius, it does not register.  Mauritius is a warm country so pets can live outdoors in their own homes.  That's the easiest.  Pets' homes can be purchased ready made and you can make them even more comfortable with blankets and toys.  That does not mean that the dogs cannot visit you inside the house and it does not prevent owners to love their animals while they live outdoor.   In fact, my husband and kids would prefer to live outdoors given the sun is there.
Having said that, if you decide to keep your dogs or cats inside the house, please check your lease.  After that, i suggest you bring into your home facilities for your animals.  A pet kept indoors need a toilet facilitiies or you train it to use a human toilet.  The house needs to be prepared so you do not ruin your landlord's property.    My cats also live in the house so I made a special cover for all the sofas with specific scratch-proof material  in order to prevent my cats from scratching the sofas.  I also provided the cats with a large tree and a few separate scratching boards in specific places.  And internal and external toilets in a few places!
I know of this expat who kept his dogs indoors with NO internal facilities and ruined the landlord's house completely.  The dogs peed against the walls in each and every room, ruined the sofa and stairs by scratching it to shreds and by peeing over each and every sofa and cushion in the house.    What do you think will happen if no facilities are provided inside the house for them and when dogs are left alone in a locked house with no facilities, when you leave for holidays?  Given the smell and the state of the house did not bother this person at all but as a tenant, it should not surprise you that you have violated the terms of your lease and therefore it becomes very expensive when you exit the house  because you need to return the house in the same state that it was rented out to you. 
The smell is not exactly friendly to everybody.  Imagine the shock when you visit such a house with an estate agent and all you want to do is puke when you get this whiff as you stand In the entrance hall?   And the cushions and sofas are all dripping with pee! 
Hence i say, expats are friends but also expats' enemy.  New rules and new regulations and new clauses are only added because of such craziness and insane behaviour.  Consequently other expats are penalised.  How can a landlord therefore be criticised for being pet unfriendly?   As a cat owner, i prepared my home well before i acquired cats to give them a good loving home and so I do not annoy anyone.