Sentence Correction (SC) | Re: The sudden and overwhelming interest in exotic pets that were spurred

The sudden and overwhelming interest in exotic pets thatwere spurred by recent television shows has unsurprisingly led to the mistreatment and even abandonment of these animals by people who did not realize the level of maintenance required.

A. were spurred by recent television shows has unsurprisingly led to the mistreatment and even - Subject verb agreement error. 'that' refers to interest and the verb following 'that' must be singular.

B. were spurred by recent television shows have unsurprisingly
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