2006年9月21日格林尼治标准时间13:49更新

Pets 宠物

Many people in the UK have grown up with pets in their lives, and Britain is known as a nation of animal lovers.

Is this true?

We spoke to Ian Balmer who is a dog lover and has quite a few dogs in his care.

Here he talks about what it is like being a pet owner.

Listen to Helen's report. Afterwards you can take a quiz to check your understanding.

Do you have a question about Britain?
你有没有对英国的疑问？

Then email us at chinaelt@bbc.co.uk or

欢迎你把问题通过电子邮件发给我们：chinaelt@bbc.co.uk