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.

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.

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

I’d die for my kids but not my pet

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)

Depends on the family member...

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 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!

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).

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.

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/