It's summer, which means that fairs and carnivals are prevalent. At many of these events, there are games with highly desirable prizes, such as stuffed animals, over-sized lollipops, and goldfish. While the stuffed animal easily is stored on a shelf and the lollipop will be eaten within a day or two, what is one to do with a goldfish?While goldfish (or other small fish) may make excellent first pets, there are things to consider.
1. Goldfish can live for 5-10 years. While this prize is won with a few throws of a beanbag, this pet will be with you
Winterize your pets? Isn’t it enough that they have fur (and maybe a little extra fat this time of year)?
Pets definitely are not allowed to inhabit the place where I live, but after my friend offered me a kitten for $30 that was medicated and came with food, litter, and a litter box, my roommate and I started to think about how we could house a cat in our 8 person suite. Well, all of our hopes and dreams came crashing down when one of the suitemates told us that she was allergic to cats, but that we could get a dog. Yeah, let us hide a Golden Retriever. The next animal we looked into getting was a chinchilla. This 
