Spend some time at an animal shelter and you would definately consider it for cats and dogs. All I am suggesting is people watch a short video at a pet store before purchasing a pet. Just for the record, people who mistreat thier kids lose them and sometimes have to recieve state sanctioned training and evaluation to get them back. I am not asking big brother to make sure people have cages and such, just to help inform them of what they are getting into. You have to prove you know how to drive before you get a car. We all know that 2000lbs of 75 MPH of screaming metal isn't going to hurt anyone.