> Same where I am. I've wondered, though. What constitutes a pet? I think placing medium/long term restrictions on their movement is probably the most useful d

> Same where I am. I've wondered, though. What constitutes a pet? I think placing medium/long term restrictions on their movement is probably the most useful demarcation line. Your squirrels are free to leave any time but a dog is typically kept in by a fence, a caged bird is a pet but one free to fly away is a wild animal. Naturally cats a somewhere in between.