Loving our Pets

What is a Pet?

A pet, or companion animal, is an animal kept as a good friend and/or for friendship. Family pets are typically domesticated animals such as pet dogs, cats, birds, fish, reptiles, etc., but can also include wild animals like rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets, hamsters, gerbils, mice, rats, snakes, turtles, lizards, frogs, hedgehogs, chameleons, iguanas, parrots, monkeys, porcupines, squirrel

The term “family pet” has actually been utilized to describe the relationship between humans and other species given that ancient times. The earliest known composed recommendation of family pets comes from Egypt in 3000 BC where it was mentioned that people would keep lions and leopards as family pets. In Ancient Greece, Aristotle wrote about keeping peacocks and peahens as family pets, while Pliny the Elder described how he had trained his canine to fetch water.

During the Middle Ages, lots of European kings owned large numbers of domestic animals including horses, cows, sheep, goats, donkeys, mules, geese, ducks, chickens, pigeons, turkeys, swans, ostriches, pheasants, partridges, quail, doves, sparrows, owls, eagles, falcons, hawks, magpies, ravens, crows, cranes, storks, heron, woodpeckers, bats, foxes, wolves, bears, otters, beavers, weasels, badgers, martens, lynxes, raccoons, skunks, opossums, armadillos, sloths, anteaters, huge tortoises, crocodiles, alligators, sea beasts, sharks, octopus, jellyfish, squid, starfish, lobsters, crabs, spiders, scorpions, centipedes, millipede, tarantulas, snails, butterflies, bees, ants, grasshoppers, flies, mosquitoes, cockroaches, beetles, fleas, ticks, worms, caterpillars, grubs, and even plants!

In contemporary society, many families have at least one animal; nevertheless, there are still some who select not to own any pets. Some may find this choice hard since they feel guilty if their pals ask why they don’t have a pet. Others might think that having a family pet will take up too much money and time. Still others might think that owning a family pet requires more work than they want to put into caring for another living animal. However, these reasons are typically just excuses for those who truly don’t care enough to make the effort needed to supply proper look after a family pet.

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