Table 2.
The questions in the modified Pet Attitude Scale.
| ID | Question | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | I really like seeing pets enjoy their food | |
| 2 | My pet means more to me than any of my friends | |
| 3 | I would like to have a pet in my home | |
| 4 | Having pets is a waste of money | Reverse score |
| 5 | House pets add happiness to my life | |
| 6 | I feel that pets should always be kept outside | Reverse score |
| 7 | I spend time every day playing with my pet | |
| 8 | I have occasionally communicated with my pet and understood what it was trying to express | |
| 9 | The world would be a better place if people would stop spending so much time caring for their pets and started caring more for other human beings instead | |
| 10 | I like to feed animals out of my hand | |
| 11 | I love pets | |
| 12 | Animals belong in the wild or in zoos, but not in the home | Reverse score |
| 13 | If you keep pets in the house you can expect a lot of damage to furniture | Reverse score |
| 14 | I like house pets | |
| 15 | Pets are fun but it is not worth the trouble of owning one | Reverse score |
| 16 | I frequently talk to my pets | |
| 17 | I hate animals | Reverse score |
| 18 | You should treat your house pets with as much respect as you would a human member of your family |