FooPets

I've been on the site since late 2009, and it's gone through a lot of changes. The pets are more realistic than on other sites, and there is limited interaction (throw a ball/frisbee, send out a mouse). I see many comments from when the site first went pay to play only (you have to pay for membership). The free LL a month is for the higher priced account, and hardly anyone except new players or long time breeders actually uses theirs. The game is what the players have made of it (puppy mills and greed), and having multiple sets of owners hasn't helped for any stability for rules of gameplay. I wouldn't mind recommending the game for those who are looking to understand the basic responsibilities for owning a pet. I just wouldn't allow my kids access to the forums since THAT is where the problems really are.

EDIT - The site brought back the free option, where you can once again play with your pets. But you can't do much more than that unless you pay for membership. The forums are the same as ever (same scamming and greed that there ever was with older people taking advantage of children on the site). As someone who has had membership going back years, it's sad to see a great idea corrupted and left to rot.

EDIT 2 - As of this past summer of 2016, the free option is only available if you were an existing member and your Club membership ran out. To create a new account, you now need to pay, apparently because the site owner has a new side hobby and that needs to be funded because nothing has changed on the site. No new pets. The only items in the Shop are submitted by players (including copyrighted images). There is also a new "rule" on site that basically says you can't complain about the site on the site. You have to do so in Support. So, now is there not only nothing to do, but you can't complain about there being nothing to do. But you can talk about politics and sex and what used to be not allowed on site because they were too "adult"... and yet they won't bring back the Roleplay forum (which was tame compared to some of the topics discussed on site). The economy on the site is just so far out of whack. Even the paid memberships can't cover the ridiculously high prices players charge for pets or items. Do yourself a favor and avoid this site. There are other free pet games that are far better run than this nightmare.