Would You Rather Have a Pet or a Baby?The Guardian (UK)Family pet? Apparently, more than a third of Brits would rather have a pet than a baby. Pet insurance provider Petplan reckons many people are choosing to get a new cat or dog in place of starting a family. “A total of 37% of people said they would get their broody partner a pet instead of having children,” says the company, while one in 20 married couples surveyed admitted to having already bought a cat or dog instead of starting a family.B