摘要:A nimals play important roles in children's lives. Many children in the UK, and internationally, grow-up in households with companion animals. The most common family pets in the UK are dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, caged birds and fish. Kidd and Kidd (1985) found that 99.3% of 3 to 13 year-olds reported that they wanted a pet and 57% had a preference for dogs over other species. Children often consider pets to be members of their family (Morrow, 1998).