### Question
Can you define what pet means?


### Answer
**Pet** is defined as the following in *18 U.S.C. § 2266*:

> a domesticated animal, such as a dog, cat, bird, rodent, fish, turtle, or other animal that is kept for pleasure rather than for commercial purposes

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 2266*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 110A-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND STALKING**

