"Haustiere?"

[langelah]

Is it really wrong to translate it as "house pets"? One can have outdoor dogs or pets that live outdoors, not for consumption.

[longboarder71]

Domestic animals would also be an appropriate translation.

[Chaterlaine]

You can have a horse for a pet, a cow, a chicken. You don't keep them in your house. I lost a heart, too.