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14 Percent Of People Would Choose Pet Over Partner

14 percent of people polled would break up with their partner before breaking up with a pet.

If you had to choose between your pet and your significant other, who would you pick? Most people would pick their partner and a few would say it depends on how long they'd been dating that person versus how long they'd had the pet. Meanwhile, 14 percent of people polled by AP-Petside.com admitted that they'd break up with a human before they parted with a pet.

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Furries: They're Not All About Kinky Sex

A woman furry gives us the inside scoop on furries—and the sexual misconceptions about them.

This past weekend I landed, quite by accident, in the middle of Anthrocon 2010 -- the annual conference at which the whole Furry Fandom convenes.    It was a happy accident: I happened to be at a wedding in Pittsburgh, and our flagging after-party sure roared to life when a half-dozen costume-clad furries lumbered in. I took a Little Red Riding Hood–esque picture with a big, bad wolf -- who, underneath all that plush, is a vet. My friends mugged with a ... black sheep. Lemondrop: The Fug Girls Score The Eurovision Song Contest, By Costume.   And, on the drive home, I couldn't help telling my sister all about the rather surreal scene -- half the lobby was wearing black tie, the other half tails -- as in, fuzzy ones that trailed out of the back of their pants.  

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Can A Cat Lover Date A Dog Guy?

How his pet preference affects his personality.

The Gosling-Potter Internet Personality Project recently polled 4,500 participants and analyzed their personality traits in relation to their pets. Are all the stereotypes true?

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Pet Jealousy And How To Deal With It

Tips on how to stop hating on your boyfriend's pooch.

Puppy. Kitten. Bunny. Just the names we give to pets have connotations of cute, adorable, fluffy, and cuddly. Generally, everyone adores pets, and animal-haters are often categorized with the like of terrorists and murderers. After all, who could ever hate on Lassie?