Pets that don't want you to read.

[Catherine]

Pets understand that attention given to books is attention not given to them. They see books for the rivals that they are. I never met a cat that didn't try to stop me from reading.

It seems I am not alone in my experience.
https://www.thedodo.com/pets-interruptin...02862.html

I admit that some books are not as much fun as your pet. If only we could work out a compromise, but cats, especially, do not compromise.
Even my guinea pigs resist the idea of me reading. If I have time to read, why don't I cut a few veggies and get them a snack.