【Objective】 To investigate the basic status of feeding pets and the recognition of pet-borne diseases among students' family. 【Methods】 Students from three schools were investigated with self-designed questionnaires. 【Results】 31.0% of the investigated families in Yichang had fed pets and the different ratio of the residents keeping pets in different districts and ages had statistical significance.70.4% of the students knew that pets spreaded diseases to person,however only 5.5% of the students knowed definitely how to prevent infecting diseases with their pets.Moreover,senior students holded higher cognitive correctness than lower grade students and the different level of their cognition in different grades had statistical significance. 【Conclusions】 Nowadays a great amount of students' families are keeping pets,but they lack the knowledge of scientific feeding patterns as well as the prevention of infectious diseases.It is indispensable to strengthen the relevant propaganda and education in the communities.