“It’s a chinchilla. I was going to raise a coat.”

— Anne Yetman, retired, Lawrence

“Baby Jersey calves (because) they’re so cute.”

— Charlie Bryan, retired, Lawrence

“Sam the goldfish … jumped out of the tank … into a garbage can and didn’t survive.”

— Conk Buckley, unemployed, Overland Park

“Sabrina, my dog. She is 4 pounds and she’s wild, and she jumps all over.”

— Tracy Bockewitz, golf club manager, Belleville, Ill.