Who's your Pet? An AT-SF Poll

Help us blog this topic better. What kind of animal company do you keep?

Here we are thinking this is a dog town, but maybe it's actually a ferret town. Or a red-eyed tree frog town. Let us know!

Image from Amy Snyder at the Exploratorium

Comments (9)

Last night the firealarm in my buiding went off. After I got dressed and ready to get out I tried to find my cats (or atleast one to save), but they were hiding. In a small studio you think you would beable to find them.
It's sad to think in case of a real fire they are on their own.
I wish they could be trained to run to the door at the sound of the alarm.

posted by heidi on 2006-07-11 09:51:05

1 cat, 1 dog.

posted by leslie on 2006-07-11 10:06:39

1 cat, 1 tarantula

posted by cyn in SF on 2006-07-11 10:31:20

Heidi - at a former workplace we had a rep from the fire dept come and give a talk. Her comment was that we should not stick around and search for our pets in a fire, they are not searching for us. Often times the pet has already found its way out of the building while the owner ("guardian" if you live in Berkeley) is still inside searching.

I don't know that I could follow her advice if the situation occurred, but it made me think. I would be very, very sad to lose my cat that way, but I would be devastated to lose my husband if he stuck around to find her.

posted by amy on 2006-07-11 11:49:15

Heidi, in a small studio there are probably limited places for cats to hide and they tend to go to the same one(s) when they're frightened. I've learned that when visitors come, my cat heads for the back of the closet or the open cat carrier (don't ask; I have no storage). My mother's cats hide underneath beds. Keep those hiding places in mind in case of an emergency.

posted by leslie on 2006-07-11 12:09:58

You can send for a FREE emergency pet rescue sticker at the ASPCA website. It's an easy way to alert people that pets are inside your home in the event of an emergency. http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pets_rescuesticker

posted by Elizabeth on 2006-07-11 12:54:59

OTHER: 1 dog and 1 cat

posted by Holly in Yorkville on 2006-07-11 13:40:57

Around the outside of the house:
Lizards [2];
Barn Owl [1];
Gang of Noisy Crows [7];
Obsessive-Compulsive Blue Jay [1];
Voles [who knows...too many to count];
Unknown number of Gophers doing their own version of the Big Dig;
Hummingbirds [2];
Newly Wed Dove Couple [1];
Sparrows [>10],
Red Tail Hawk [2],
Frog Living in the gutter downspout [1];
Bold, Smart, Fat Raccoons [3],
Skunk [1];
Blackbirds [varies];
Pigeons [not if I can help it!]

posted by Nadine on 2006-07-11 13:54:46

Other: Bunnies! (2)

posted by FAA on 2006-07-12 13:06:51