Now don't take this the wrong way....I am not a sadistic cat-killer etc, I love animals and wouldn't personally harm any creature (I will eat them though... okay i'm a hypocrite, what u gonna do about it)...anyways....it's my theory that we shouldn't have 'pets', it's cruel. Working animals, like sheepdogs, shire horses, guide dogs, etc are ok though.
Essentially, cats are parasites - if you stop feeding them they'll bugger off elsewhere, no loyalty in a cat. Dogs are generally stoopid and will dribble themselves to death out of a car window. Parrots are entertaining if disease ridden.
Discuss

i love pets, i had a few weird ones when i was a kid and i really wanna dog, but cos i live in a shared house i cant..
i dunno bout cats tho, ive never owned one

I wouldnt be without my cat as much as she drives me crazy at times. Who else would I have to come home to then???

I like all animals. Would probably take a dog over a cat but really would like to own a couble of parrots. Fantastic creatures.

There's a parrot help line - and if you've all stopped laughing - its not for the Parrots! They live a looong time and out-live their owners' ability to care for them so this charity takes them in and will let you have one 'on lone' so to speak for a few months to see if you can cope. They check you out first to make sure your suitable, and you have to sign up to the fact that you only give it back to them it you run out of patience. One day when my life's a bit more stable I'm signing up

Love parrot fish too but that's another story - buggers to photograph...

i would not be without my 2 cats they are the sweetest buggers in the world. they are very loving and loyal house cats, i have tried to get them to go out but they are both homely cats. chi chi is a tortie and very sweet on the rare moments where i get upset and cry she will come and curl up on my lap pourring away, always cheers me up and fudge a big black fluff ball follows karl around like he is god or something it is very sweet.
would not change them for the world

does a furby count as a pet?

I hate all kind of pets... wouldnt have any, tried a goldfish once and even although you clean the tank every week they still stank. I like dogs but they need a lot of attention and if your going on holiday or away for a few days you have to get someone to watch them, dont like cats though, a few of my friends have cats and when i go around to their houses its always my feckn knee they want to sit on and stick their claws into me purring

I had small pets like goldfish and budgies when I was a kid, but I'm not a big pet person. I wouldn't object to a partner having one, its just not for me.

There's no category for what I think in the poll, which is that of personal choice, and some pets should be banned, and some should not, and some pets I like ,and others I don't.

I prefer fish and reptiles if I wanted to keep anything, but I like my freedom, and don't want to be in a situationof having to plan organise care if I wanted to spend time away.

The poll doesn't allow for 'not bothered either way'. I like animals but am too lazy to put up with them. However, if a potential partner came with pets, I'd happily take them on as well

I love stroking pussies...oh come on I can;t belive it's taken this long for someone to say it.

I hit my cheesy line limit two days ago, I got to wait another week before I can use lines like that.

You have a limit? .....i know no bounds.