Why Aren’t House Pets Considered in the Census?
Why are house-pets considered to be part of our families except when things get official, like for the 2020 Census?
First, some background. I gladly stayed inside to work on my census questionnaire on-line during this pandemical year, when a rallying cry like “Stand Up And Be Counted” should probably have been replaced by “Stay In And Be Counted.” But this had less to do with the coronavirus than my distaste at having census takers come to my door, (which is what they’ll do if I don’t email the form in time).
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