diff --git a/src/events/message/messageReactionAdd.ts b/src/events/message/messageReactionAdd.ts
index 1fd9286..085a5de 100644
--- a/src/events/message/messageReactionAdd.ts
+++ b/src/events/message/messageReactionAdd.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { CommandClient, Constants, Event, Member, Message } from "athena-prime";
 import config from '../../config';
-import { getUser, setUserXp } from "../../utils";
+import { getUser, updateUserStatistics } from "../../utils";
 
 // ----------
 
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ class MessageReactionAddEvent extends Event<CommandClient> {
     if (msg.author.id !== config.identifiers.targetId || emoji.id !== config.identifiers.emojiId) return;
 
     const _user = await getUser(member.id);
-    if (!_user.privacy.optin) return;
+    if (_user.flags.blacklisted || !_user.settings.participating) return;
 
-    await setUserXp(_user.user_id, { current: _user.xp.current + 1 });
+    // Update Statistics.
+    await updateUserStatistics(member.id, { pets: _user.statistics.pets + 1 });
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/events/message/messageReactionRemove.ts b/src/events/message/messageReactionRemove.ts
index 6c7e33f..781a97c 100644
--- a/src/events/message/messageReactionRemove.ts
+++ b/src/events/message/messageReactionRemove.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { CommandClient, Constants, Event, Member, Message } from "athena-prime";
 import config from '../../config';
-import { getUser, setUserXp } from "../../utils";
+import { getUser, updateUserStatistics } from "../../utils";
 
 // ----------
 
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ class MessageReactionRemoveEvent extends Event<CommandClient> {
     if (msg.author.id !== config.identifiers.targetId || emoji.id !== config.identifiers.emojiId) return;
 
     const _user = await getUser(userId);
-    if (!_user.privacy.optin || _user.xp.current <= 0) return;
+    if (_user.flags.blacklisted || !_user.settings.participating) return;
 
-    await setUserXp(_user.user_id, { current: _user.xp.current - 1 });
+    // Update Statistics.
+    await updateUserStatistics(userId, { pets: _user.statistics.pets - 1 });
   }
 }