My life has been overrun by animals! I’ve done something to offend higher powers, and now I must pay my penance by living in a house where puppies and kittens rule. Since one of my cats vomited on the kitchen table this morning, I began to ponder how Klingons deal with vomiting targs, or how Vulcans react to their sehlats’ peeing on the kitchen floor. Was Picard’s fish the former ruler of a distant planet? Did Spot ever shred Data’s ankles with her claws? Despite some of the exotic animals from different planets that appeared or were mentioned in some version of Star Trek, most of petdom in science-fiction in the past 10 years has been rather mundane. Still, there may be some deeper issues to consider when it comes to sci-fi pets. I present the following list of ten series from the last 10 ...