I can actually. If i tried to keep them, my mother would yell at me to put them back because i wasn't capable of taking care of them. It wasn't until i hit 11 or 12 that she decided it was okay for me to keep animals, and even then i was limited to mice or gerbils (i went with mice. little did i know what used to be pets to me is now food for my BP O.o). It is not the kid's fault for the most part (getting EVEN MORE animals after his died is entirely his fault), as the parents clearly turn a blind eye to what this kid is doing to them.