The website is pretty nice. It can cost money to care for your pets, but there are some ways around that. You just can't do things such as breeding. The website does not mention anything about internet safety; it is all up to the players to be safe. Overall, it's a very fun website that teaches you to care for cats and dogs!
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Foo Pets
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Common Sense says
Teen virtual pet site begs for time -- and money.
On this site kids can: buy stuff, connect with friends, create a social network, do activities, help a cause, meet people, play games, play in a virtual world, play multiplayer games, post comments, post content
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 13–15
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What Parents Need to Know
About Foo Pets
Parents need to know that this popular virtual world pet site is intended for players ages 13 through adult and offers adorable, amazingly true-to-life-looking dogs and cats for adoption. But it also requires a lot of real-life time -- and potentially a lot of real money, too. After adoption, players must care for their pet every day or find an online "friend" or hire a kennel to look after them. Foo Dollars ($10 for 100 and up to $100 for 1,200) are required for many items you need for your pet. The site sells everything from virtual vet care to home decor and more. There are other ways to earn Foo Dollars, but not all of them are great for kids. For example, players can earn them via Offer Pals by clicking on offers to "Meet and Chat with Sexy People," or by taking a "How Hot RU?" test.
Read our full review by Dana Villamagna
Families Can Talk About
- What features on a virtual world make it safer for kids? Check out Common Sense Media's guide to virtual worlds for young kids.
- What is the difference is between a virtual pet and a real pet. Do you think a site like this makes kids more in tune to the needs of a real pet, or less so?
- Like so many other Web sites, Foo Pets ties heavily into Facebook. Parents, if you don't already know how to use Facebook and if your tween or teen is on it, read Common Sense Media's Parents' Guide to Facebook and discuss what you learn about this site with your kids.
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- I rate this title on for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive consumerism
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- Educational
- User content is age appropriate
Pretty Decent
- I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive consumerism
Annoying! Money...money...money
This game emails you all the time...asking you to come back on!! It becomes annoying and not fun. FooPets wants money, money, money...Most of the fun, cool features are only for people who pay with REAL money! If you aren't willing to pay the website...don't join! All you really do in the game is take care of your pet. You don't have to do much to take care of it anyway, so it's not that fun. I wouldn't really recommend it to kids.
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