What do you think are the best pets for children? Tell us your stories.

[CBC News]

Young children should not have exotic animals as pets because of the risk of disease, says a report by a U.S. group representing pediatricians.
And hamsters are among those making the no-own list, says the American Academy of Pediatrics.
About 11 per cent of salmonella illnesses in children are thought to stem from contact with lizards, turtles and other reptiles, said Dr. Larry Pickering, the report's lead author and an infectious disease specialist at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Hamsters also can carry this germ, which can cause severe diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps.
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What do you think are the best pets for children? Tell us your stories.


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[lone wolf]

Not fish.... Today we announce the departure of Bob the Goldfish from this world. Cause of death is reported to be sunburn on his tummy caused when Bob swam on his back following hugs and goodnight kisses from a four-year-old girl

 

[Scott Free]

Young children should not have exotic animals as pets because of the risk of disease, says a report by a U.S. group representing pediatricians.

From the land of the free. :roll:

So does this mean there is another damn law in the works?

 

[tracy]

I had a hamster named Randy. She was a very good pet other than the time she bit my finger... I still have tiny hamster tooth scars.

I think dogs will always be the best though.

 

[scratch]

When I was but eight years of age my parents picked up a collie and my older brother who had been travelling the East coast not long after returned home with a golden Lab.

Those two guys hit it off from the beginning and I learned as they grew, about responsibility and care.

IMO, after eighteen years of their being around I was much better of than I probably would have been.

They will love you regardless.

Sincerely,
scratch

 

[Walter]

What do you think are the best pets for children? Cobras or killer bees.

 

[lone wolf]

Get a dog ... but not as a puppy. Pups grow fast. Kids don't.

 

[Socrates the Greek]

What do you think are the best pets for children? Cobras or killer bees.

The Conservatives........................

 

[Praxius]

Sea Monkies

 

[talloola]

When I was but eight years of age my parents picked up a collie and my older brother who had been travelling the East coast not long after returned home with a golden Lab.

Those two guys hit it off from the beginning and I learned as they grew, about responsibility and care.

IMO, after eighteen years of their being around I was much better of than I probably would have been.

They will love you regardless.

Sincerely,
scratch

Labs are tops for kids and families, just don't buy the field trial type, as they can be more high
energy and can be barkers. I raised labs for
years, still have one of my chocolates, he's 9 yrs. old, a wonderful dog. He loves us,
hugs us, wants to be wherever we are, and although he hasn't been around kids much
at all, he would adapt to them quickly, he is a gem.

cats are wonderful pets for kids, just pick them out carefully, and buy ones that have
been hand raised in a house, and not barn cats.

don't buy turtles for kids, or anyone, they have a bacteria they can transmit to kids,
because they accumulate stuff on their feet, which will transfer to peoples hands,
and cause illness.

 

[darkbeaver]

Chickens and pigs something they can eat when they're tired of playing with them.

 

[ahmadabdalrhman]

Nightingale nice for kid , buy it chick and train him