Since one of my grandfatherly jobs is to check on how my grandchildren,
granddogs and grandcats are being parented (a noun which the academics
turned into a verb with which I am still uncomfortable), I have over the
years learned much about how people feel about pets.  I'm particularly
proud and pleased at the way my family's furry friends are cared for.
 
May I add that long ago I realized and can understand the several and
varied reasons pets are in any home.  They are there because they were
wanted and are loved.  Case closed.
[Posted in FML issue 4999]