Animals & Pets

Discussion questions and speaking prompts about animals and pets.

  1. Have you ever saved an animal? Tell us about it.
  2. If you could have any animal as a pet, what animal would you choose and why?
  3. What animal best reflects your personality? Why?
  4. What’s the best name for a cat?
  5. What’s the best name for a dog?
  6. If you had a parrot, what words would you teach it and why?
  7. Why do people have pets?
  8. Have you ever had some kind of virtual pet, like a Tamagochi? Tell us about it.
  9. Do you know anyone with an unusual pet? What have they got?
  10. What names are not suitable for dogs? Why?
  11. In what ways are dogs helpful to humans?
  12. What common pet would you gift someone you dislike? Why?
  13. What is the most majestic animal?
  14. What animal do you think should be renamed?
  15. If animals could talk, what animal would be the best conversationalist?