There is no safe place for my pets

Once you have a kid your pets become decidedly less important. Of course, eventually the kid gets old enough to want to play with the pet and that can lead to disaster. In our case, we have two cats, a friendly one and a deaf one that you have to approach slowly. Joshua does not really understand slowly, so he tends to scare the deaf cat and treat the friendly cat like a stuffed animal that moves. This article might help a little.
Save your cats and your kid