As for the pets - I think it's a GOOD idea to put your pet pictures in the profile. I mean, if a guy has cats, and a woman is highly allergic to cats (or vice versa) that helps avoid a whole lot of wasted time. Plus, most pet people think it says something good about another person if hey are pet people too. (And those who DON'T like pets can be forewarned.)
Just don't be like the Santa Claus guy I saw in his bathrobe holding a duck. That was just TOO weitd for me.
