Does a pet help or hurt your bottom line? - Public Insight Network | Marketplace

Does a pet help or hurt your bottom line?

Can you afford your pets?

Or to put it another way, can you afford NOT to have your pets? Marketplace, the leading business show on public radio with more than 8 million listeners, wants your help in understanding how dogs, cats and other critters are changing your economic life.

Fill out this form to share your experiences and observations with Marketplace. We read every comment and a reporter may follow up for more information or an interview.

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First Name *

Last Name *

Street Address

City *

State or Province

Postal Code *

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What type of pet(s) do you own? Click any descriptions that apply:

If other, please describe:

Give a few details about your pets.

What role do your pets play in your financial life? Click any that apply:

How do your pets impact your personal finances, if at all?

May we publish your name and insights on our web site?

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Would you be willing to be interviewed by a reporter on this topic?

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Now we'd like to ask some biographical questions to better understand where you are coming from. You are not required to answer any of these and any information you give us will remain private within the Marketplace newsroom.

In what year were you born?

If you have one at hand, please upload a photo of yourself (with your pet, if possible) here. We may need it if, in the future, we publish your insights or observations online (we'll ask for your permission before we do). This is not required, but would be very helpful.

Upload your photo here. (No larger than 1 MB, please.)

Please share some details about this photo: names, date, location, and the story behind it.

May we post your photo on our Web site?

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By filling out this form, you are giving Marketplace permission to contact you for help with current and future news coverage, and you become part of American Public Media's Public Insight Network.

Your answers are confidential. We will not quote you without first getting your explicit permission.

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You must be 13 years or older to submit information to Marketplace.

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