I personally don't like this idea. Sure, Otachies and such are hard to find, but...the Newbs need pets too, and the impatiant people aswell. Like me. The second Idea would be good except...reiflem is like, never winter, spring, or fall, so...yeah. That'd be odd, imagining it any colder in Reiflem. And therefore, pets would be there year-round.
You can't think just of economy, you have to think of logic, too.