See Dog Rental

It seems this idea results in strong feelings.

For common pets, you can go volunteer at your local animal shelter. I walked dogs in shelters for three years before getting mine, and I called it my "Rent-a-puppy." Many shelters also have cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, and other small mammals.

As for exotics, many of them need special handling and care not just if you have them for months but every moment of every day. Someone who rents a monkey without special training could get VERY hurt. Not to mention that moving the animal from one house to another, unless the animal itself was VERY well socialized and trained and very docile, would hurt the animal's mental stability, making it even more dangerous. Many exotic pets have rescues devoted to them - if you know enough about one to handle it well, but can't commit for the entire life, contact one about fostering.

Oh, and I forgot to mention - even if you don't care about the wellbeing of the animals, the liability would be HUGE. You'd probably have trouble turning a profit because you'd get sued every time someone was bitten by one of these exotics - which would likely be almost every time they were rented out. Even the "common" pets would be likely to bite when they're shunted around from one place to another all the time.

if i wanted a monkey i could just go to your house and kidnap you.. you fucking lunatic!!!

my 7 month year old retarded hamster has had better ideas in his bowel movements you useless douchebag!

i hope an aids monkey bites off your eyelids.

by "month year old" i actually meant: "hahaha why don't you just marry a monkey you loser"

I agree with the previous posters, and I do not support this idea. But I must admit I came upon this site searching "Animal Rental" on Google. In a FAR different way than you have depicted here. I was looking for trainers who bring circus-like/exotic animals to events for show and educational purposes. So it wouldn't be as crazy as this idea, for the same loving and caring owner would be around the animal at all times and at all places. [At least that's what I had in mind when I began the search] It would be a really sad life for an animal that never got to have a loving and caring family. That would kinda be like a neglected foster-pet.