Well, I see two options here:<br/><br/>Most likely one is that which is fate of everything when dealing with humans. They would be not too common but known, and subject of life in all its varieties. The rich might have really pretty ones, well dressed and mannered to show off their status and to keep company for children. Then the more shady parts of society would probably use them for quite different purposes. How you see them would then depend on what part of the society you see the most. In that case Kevin would probably have run at article about how lively and good company they can be.<br/><br/>Another option is that they are very rare and uncommon, and that people simply do not know much about them unless reading about them from somewhere. Perhaps in that case they are more common in some far away reach of the world, and Kevin decided to acquire one after hearing about it through one channel or another.<br/><br/>I would imagine that they would be pretty hard and probably changing subject when it comes to how people see them. I would think something between pet and human, depending on views of the particular person. I see them as lively and able to be quite smart, just with much more instincts and animal nature than your usual humans, from the description you gave earlier.<br/><br/>We could also have them be different, that depends on what you guys would have the most fun playing. I think that the story has a lot of potential no matter how we will make them be.