I am now very concerned about this. I try to be politically correct, but had no idea that I was offending this group and vow to not only change my ways, but to make amends. They must have a powerful lobby group to bring this to light and I thank them for it. I also want to thank the CBC for bringing this to my, no, the world’s attention.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity/2011/05/animals-is-pet-a-derogatory-term.html