Children Are Happier With Pet Rats Than With Cats And Dogs
The winner may surprise you!
Just when you thought every kid wanted their own puppy or kitten, the truth has come out: Children actually prefer rats, according to a pet ownership survey by RightPet.
That’s right! According to the survey, the most satisfying pet to own at age 15 is a rat, followed by cats, dogs, horses and snakes.
From 2010 to 2018, RightPet analyzed more than 64,000 animal reviews collected for 32 types of pets and livestock. The pet owners who completed reviews either found the survey on their own, or were recruited and paid about $3 per review.
The rat finding is based on 5,150 reviews from people who own or owned a pet when they were 17 years old or younger. The data includes information from 222 rat owners.
RightPet found that kids who owned pets between...