Pew study on pets

[Anonymous]

About half of pet owners say their pets are part of their family as much as a human member and 46% say their pet is a member of their family but not the same as a human member. Which one are you? I have cats and I love them, but they’re not on the same level as a human member of my family.

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/07/07/about-half-us-of-pet-owners-say-their-pets-are-as-much-a-part-of-their-family-as-a-human-member/

[Anonymous]

I take good care of my 4 pets, and foster pregnant dogs and care for their puppies... but no, they are definitely not on par with human relatives.

[Anonymous]

My husband loves our dog A LOT but definitely doesn’t think a pet is on par with a human family member. Put another way, if we had to make a decision between the dog and a kid, he would choose the kid. But, if he had to make a decision between our dog and a random kid (like a kid scared of dogs so would need to lock the dog up he would say that kid can’t come over).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I take good care of my 4 pets, and foster pregnant dogs and care for their puppies... but no, they are definitely not on par with human relatives.

Dogs are higher in my opinion. I have human relatives who are not as loyal as my dog!

[Anonymous]

My dogs are my family since I live with them and hang out with them every day. I have some aunts and cousins in other states and countries but no other family.

[Anonymous]

Depends on the family member...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I take good care of my 4 pets, and foster pregnant dogs and care for their puppies... but no, they are definitely not on par with human relatives.

Dogs are higher in my opinion. I have human relatives who are not as loyal as my dog!

this is more common among people who live alone (and who are childless)

[Anonymous]

I’d die for my kids but not my pet

[Anonymous]

My dogs and cats might as well be human. They are my children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’d die for my kids but not my pet

+1

I love my dogs so so so so much. They are my family but not at the same level as my human kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:About half of pet owners say their pets are part of their family as much as a human member and 46% say their pet is a member of their family but not the same as a human member. Which one are you? I have cats and I love them, but they’re not on the same level as a human member of my family.

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/07/07/about-half-us-of-pet-owners-say-their-pets-are-as-much-a-part-of-their-family-as-a-human-member/

My level of family: I would try to save everyone in a fire, but humans come first.