I only want the kinds of pets that find my house and need to be fed. We have two dogs right now, and I'm perfectly fine with having just the two of them, though we do sometimes feed and look after sick/wild stuff while they heal up. We don't touch them though, and don't teach them to eat out of dishes or they'll become semi-tame and be confused and it's bad.

If you go to PetCo, I'll have to do bad things to you. Don't go to PetCo.

Why would he kill it with a shovel? Just don't let your boyfriend have any shovels, and your problem will be solved!