Debate On Keeping Pets At Home

Overall having a pet improves human health.

Debate on keeping pets at home. Common pets in britain are cats and dogs but also rabbits guinea pigs hamsters birds such as budgies and goldfish there are fewer exotic pets as these are often expensive. These are sensible steps but a long way from saying no one should keep a pet. Burrowing climbing swimming or very mobile animals are forced to live unnatural lives in small spaces. Birds flock together and need to fly free impossible in the prison of a cage.

For example dogs can put off intruders or muggers the vast majority of pets and owners are no risk to anyone. People often get a young animal as a pet such as a kitten or puppy rather than a fully grown cat or dog. Also keeping pets is a much more humane way for them to live as opposed to factory farms animal testing labs or circuses use and abuse the animals. Animals are driven to breed but usually are not able to as pets.

Apart from that owning a pet forces one to take on the responsibility of keeping it alive. Some readers feel that pets are a must while others are hesitant because it restricts their freedom or because they feel pets are unhygienic. Owners could be made to get licenses to keep more dangerous animals. Just being able to have someone to come home and talk to or play with could be the difference between serenity and psychosis.

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A barking dog scares away most home invaders and medium to large sized dogs provide security on late night walks. Department of agriculture like the animal welfare act of 1966 even these animals are entitled to a basic quality of life as sentient beings. Diseases which can jump from one species to another are very rare and almost never fatal. For example children on farms and in homes with furry pets are less likely to have allergies.

Many british families have a pet especially where there are children. Kids who grow up with pets at home are always respectful towards living things. The folks at opposing views asked me what my thoughts were about the keeping of pets. Mainly in the case of dogs pets can bring a degree of safety to your life.

Almost always simple hand washing and good cleaning will keep both pet and owner safe.