Books for training and healthcare of pets: Crosskeys

For insurance for unusual animals as pets, Pet Plan is a good contact

Pet food and accessories are available from Pet Planet (awin)

Blue Cross - Finding new homes for unwanted pets and stray animals

Petmeds - Drugs for your pets!

TSC Pets - USA - Accessories and drugs for your pets!

GJW Titmuss - All of your furry friends needs!

Elephant Bean Bags - Bean bags for your elephants!

petPals - Insurance for your best Pals!

Chimp Feet - gifts for chimps (Only Kidding!)

Asda Pet Insurance - Pet food and Pet Insurance!

Pet Insurance - general animal cover policy

Calendar Club - animal calendars and much more

HORSES - they might be your four legged friend, but are horses PETS?

Gerbils are pets, but they are also the alternative document shredder

Guinea pigs are good as pets, and they can also keep the lawn mown.

Hypnotising a pet chicken - method explained.

Spiders as pets? If we had a page about that, it would also link from the Gothic category! However spiders are featured on the page of animals

If you're going to have pets, you've got to look after them. The expression "keeping pets" is a bit anomalous. You might be able to keep small animals and it would be a matter of maintenance, but for most kinds of animals kept as pets, it's more of a friendship. Pets enjoy membership of your family, and have to be involved to a greater or lesser extent. Dogs have a pack mentality and if you're not the pack leader you've got problems. Cats are more independent, but you've got to be sociable with them or they can be quite antisocial. We talk about "good value-for-money cats". If you're thinking about getting an unusual pet, for example a reptile that will grow to giant proportions, be sensible! You will have to look after it!

All pets need insurance. You can get pet insurance, or if not, you become in effect your own pet insurer and pay the vets bills, because pets aren't covered by the National Health Service!