I lost a close friend of mine over owning bp's. She was horrified when she found out that I owned them, and it escalated into a rather nasty argument due to a rather snide, insulting remark that followed her shock.

But besides that one instance, most of the people I know are hesitant to be around them, but at the same time they a fascinated. I've even made new friends through them, and once people overcome their fears or doubts about them, they never stop asking questions.

My sister's think I'm nuts, but it doesn't stop them from playing the "get a close look and run away squealing" game (they're my older sisters, too ), and the rest of my family just tries to pretend they don't exist.