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If all the animal-themed things in your home were real, what animals would you own?

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HowVeryDareYou2 Wed 03-Sept-25 09:05:06

I'd have - several cats, a cheetah, a fox, 3 meerkats, lots of parrots, 2 dgs, 4 elephants, a few garden birds, and a dolphin.

EkwaNimitee Wed 03-Sept-25 13:23:12

And a perente lizard and several snakes

EkwaNimitee Wed 03-Sept-25 13:19:30

A tiger, various cats, a hare, a lot of bees, various birds including 2 owls and a heron plus 2 pheasants, 7 bears.

Mizuna Wed 03-Sept-25 13:14:26

One dog, one horse. The dog was left out on a pavement for anyone to take, so officially a rescue. 😁

merlotgran Wed 03-Sept-25 13:07:02

A robin and a hedgehog.

MollyNew Wed 03-Sept-25 13:00:21

2 foxes, 2 owls, a herd of sheep, a penguin, a unicorn and a glow in the dark stegosaurus. The last 2 are courtesy of my partner's granddaughter.

The dog has a monkey, a reindeer, a sloth, a pig and penguin.

HowVeryDareYou2 Wed 03-Sept-25 12:49:32

Ziplok You really DO love animals.
Witzend 40kg each!

Liveforspring Wed 03-Sept-25 12:32:37

Many cheetahs, a stag, 2 cats, a hippo, a wolf

Grandma70s Wed 03-Sept-25 12:31:09

Two King Charles spaniels, a wren, three cats, a bluetit, a swan wearing a crown, a hare, three owls and a dodo.

Aveline Wed 03-Sept-25 12:27:11

Ooh I do love Mouseman things.

Cabbie21 Wed 03-Sept-25 12:20:31

None, apart from a mouse on my Mouseman coffee table.

Witzend Wed 03-Sept-25 11:25:57

Our two massive wooden hippos would be quite enough! They’re called Hip and Hop, acquired by dh on work trips to African countries. He bought the 2nd to keep the first company. 😂
They weigh around 40 kg each!

henetha Wed 03-Sept-25 11:07:06

Lots of birds of various kinds, including chickens.
8 Elephants.

Athrawes Wed 03-Sept-25 10:57:34

Monkeys, dogs, rabbits [none of them real!].
For my birthday last year a young man came in with several creatures to talk to me and my family about them- it was wonderful. Whether to own those sort of critters though I don't think it's up my street now I'm on the old age spectrum!

Ziplok Wed 03-Sept-25 10:56:31

I’ve got quite a menagerie😂.
Lions
Tigers,
Elephants
Giraffe
Horses
Cats
Hares
Fox
Wolf
Bears
Squirrels
Owls
Cockerel
Frog
Lobster (brooch
Puffin (brooch)
Swan
Butterflies
Penguins
Wren
Robin
Bluetit
Blackbird
All of these are either ornaments or pictures apart from the lobster and the puffin. I bet I’ve missed something, too 😂😂.

bluebird243 Wed 03-Sept-25 10:55:27

2 dogs and lots of birds.

Astitchintime Wed 03-Sept-25 10:51:43

One macaw, a canary, and two owls

Sparklefizz Wed 03-Sept-25 10:49:37

These elephants I painted, my daughter's retriever and cats, cats and more cats (photos, paintings and a real one smile )

Sparklefizz Wed 03-Sept-25 10:44:21

Oreo

There’s something about hares isn’t there?😃

Have you read the book Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton? It's a delight!! smile

HowVeryDareYou2 Wed 03-Sept-25 10:17:34

AGAA4

I don't think animals should be 'owned'. Domestic pets can be taken into a home and respected for the type of animal they are. Humans have always felt superior to animals and we really aren't.

Oh dear. It's just a light-hearted game.

Commonground Wed 03-Sept-25 10:16:26

Absolutely none, apart from a large shoal of mackerel in my kitchen!

Aveline Wed 03-Sept-25 10:10:46

A lot of cats and lion dogs!

keepingquiet Wed 03-Sept-25 10:09:26

20 tortoises

Flippinheck Wed 03-Sept-25 10:07:42

AGAA4

I don't think animals should be 'owned'. Domestic pets can be taken into a home and respected for the type of animal they are. Humans have always felt superior to animals and we really aren't.

Well, you certainly ‘own’ that high horse. This post is just a bit of fun.

Grandmabatty Wed 03-Sept-25 10:06:11

I love elephants and collected glass and ceramic ones when younger. Big mistake! I still get given them as presents decades later. I no longer collect them but have more than I would want.

Flippinheck Wed 03-Sept-25 10:05:18

Cats, and more cats, multicoloured elephants, cows, highland coos, rubber rat (the cat’s).