情人节在人们心目中的重要性已经可见一斑。不管是商家炒作也好，还是人们自发要渲染这个节日也好，总之情人节或多或少影响着我们的内心深处。这让我们心中的爱不仅仅是针对另一半，还有我们的亲人和朋友，甚至是家中的爱宠。

下面的文章主要介绍了英国人对自己的宠物是怎么爱惜的。看看在情人节的时候他们是如何对待自己的爱宠的，如果你有这样的男女朋友对宠物如此上心，你会不会吃醋呢？

Britons are famously devoted to their pets but a new survey ahead of Valentine's Day shows their furry friends may be standing in the way of love.

Eighty percent of dog owners for example said they would not date someone who didn't like their pet and nearly 20 percent of the 3,000 pet owners surveyed would rather have an animal companion than a relationship.

As many as 36 percent of all owners stroked their furry friends more than they touched their partners.

And 12 percent felt that owning their cat or dog was having a damaging effect on their relationship.

The poll was conducted to mark next week's release of the Blu-ray and DVD of hit doggy film "Marmaduke."