Topic: Pets should be treated like family members. Do you agree or disgree with the statement? Give reasons to support your opinion
Pets are being domesticated since ages and depending on the requirement, the pets are selected. In India, people rural areas have the tradition to keep cows, buffalows etc as pets. These pets serve them with milk, which the families consume and also sell the surplus milk. This also provides them with extra source of income. These families take very good care of these pets and look after their every neccesity and requirement. In India cow is reverred as a holy animal and is often called the mother out of respect.
In urban areas, people prefer pets like dogs, cats etc. The primary reason behind their selection is market trend. For example, it is in vogue these days to keep dogs of high pedigree. These pets require lesser space for keeping them. These pets are also taken care of very well.
Some people keep unconvetional pets, like lion, crocodile, turtles etc. These people probably want to do something different or search for thrill in domesticating such animals. But is is also observed that they also take very good care of their pets.
It is evident from the above that different pets serve different purpose, but one thing that is common is that all of them are kept with a purpose in mind and very good is care of them is taken. I am of the opinion that these pets desrve the best of the care that is possible and should be treated like family members, but only to that extent.
Excess of everything is bad and it holds good in this case too. I do agree that we must take care of these pets but some people get too far in showing their love and affection. Some people, you will find, let their pets jump on their kid’s bed, some pets even join them on their dinner table. I do not agree with such type of treatment to the pets.
It is a scientifically proven fact that these animals are a source of various diseises and they are always prone to infections. The people, especially children, who come in contact with such infected animals are also prone to such infection. It is also a fact that behaviour of anmals is very unpredicatble. It has often happened that the pets have done damage the the children of the families.
To summarize the above, I do believe that the bset possible care must be taken of the pets but disapprove getting too far in showing the love towards them as it might cause to ourselves
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