Lalania, I would much rather see people being responsible in that if they don't have the time/money for pets that they don't get them. Furthermore, I am not convinced that children having pets is the best thing. If the parents don't have time to supervise the care of the animal, are you going to trust a typical 7 or 8 year old to remember to feed/groom etc etc. properly? Neither of my parents were "pet" people, and they didn't allow us to have anything besides fish & hermit crabs. But I respect their decision and know that when we were younger we didn't have the money that is necessary to take the dog to the vet's etc. etc. So don't let it make you mad, but just respect other people's decisions that they know what is best for them.