Pet owners around the world are a strange bunch at the best of times and the British public perhaps more so.
Although Kitchen Rat will concede that for many hard working types a pet can have a calming effect, there are clearly many of the great unwashed (people not pets) that would benefit from more human contact.
Don’t believe us? Well check out this list of holiday enquires pulled together by accommodation booking website iknow-uk, which shows just how barking some people are.
“I am coming up to Halifax to look at a yearling filly and I would like a double bed. I am a celiac so cannot eat anything that the horse can eat.”
“I’m looking for pet friendly holiday accommodation in Harrogate and will be accompanied by my 3 Yorkshire terriers - if sellotaped together they amount to the size of a spaniel............”
“I would like to bring my much loved pet parrot in a cage.”
“I would like a family room for my 4 year old and kitten in crate.”
“My pet ferret needs to accompany me, he is house trained and will have all his own bedding.”
Apparently the website received 132,000 pet related booking enquiries last year, which means hotels and B&Bs willing to caterer for the occasional odd request could profit, although pet insurance has got to be a must.
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