Pet overpopulation is an ongoing crisis and is a serious issue in every community. Each year thousands of animals must be euthanized and put to sleep because decent homes are not found for them. Abandoned dogs and cats are free to roam the streets where they must struggle to survive on their own. The number is approximately; 8 million unwanted animals taken into shelters all across the country. Sadly‚ more than half of them eventually become euthanized. Shelter euthanasia is the number one cause
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Pet Therapy 1 Does Pet Therapy Improve the Health of Those Who Use it? English Composition Pet Therapy 2 This paper reviews the possible beneficial effects pet therapy can have on individuals in both a hospital setting‚ as well as the every growing technique of home health care. Pet Therapy is a fairly new and changing technique in the health care field. The hope of pet therapy is that during visits to the hospital it will help divert parent and children’s attention during
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Pets should be treated like family members. I know people that consider their pets a part of their families. I strongly agree with that stance towards the animals we have in our homes. For me‚ treating a pet like a family member is a good lesson in responsibility. In addition‚ this attitude makes the animals we possess feel happier‚ and guarantees their being satisfied with our care. We should treat pets like members of our families‚ because the animals that we take care of give us lessons
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animals is because they produce many different kinds of foods for us such as milk and meat. We also have animals to keep us company like our pets. My favourite animal is a dog. Have you ever wanted a pet? Well if you get a pet you have to take care of it. I have pet dog. We always take him for walks. We take care of him all the time. Always let your pets be free sometime in the day. They are soft and very playful. Some dogs are guard dogs. There are many different kinds of animals. At the S.P
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Exotic Pets In today’s society‚ domestic pets are very popular. As of 2006‚ more than 69 million households (63 percent) own at least one pet (“How Many Pets”‚ par. 1). And as the number of domestic pets increases‚ so does the number of exotic pets. But what exactly are exotic pets and what dangers do they present? Should they be banned because of these dangers? And if so‚ are all exotic pets dangerous‚ and should they all be banned? Exotic pets are very difficult to define. An exotic pet is a
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Dogs as Pets It has been 33‚000 years since the dog became the first animal to be domesticated. It has been the most widely kept working‚ hunting‚ and pet animal in human history. There are over 490 breeds of dogs in the world. Many of these dogs can be great loyal companions for your family. In my family‚ we have a Greyhound and an Akita. Greyhounds are medium size dogs with very short‚ easy to maintain hair. They have a long-head‚ an elongated snout‚ and are muscular built. They have a large
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I) About every 8 seconds‚ there is an animal being euthanized because it can’t find a welcoming home‚ but if we were to be more informed on pet abandonment‚ maybe we could prevent that. Pet abandonment is a problem because of how many animals are being harmed from it‚ why it’s happening‚ and how we can prevent it. II) The first issue is the amount of pets that are abandoned. A) Every year‚ there are at least 5-7 million animals put into animal shelters. 1) This is a problem because
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The Influence of Pet Ownership in Loneliness The idea of owning pets becomes widely spread nowadays as pets are promoted as being beneficial to health and companionship. The article “The Impact of Pets on Human Health and Psychological Well-Being: Fact‚ Fiction‚ or Hyopothesis?” by Harold Herzog considers evidence of whether pets contribute to owners’ psychological and physical health. While mentioning “pet effect”‚ the author discusses the advantages of owning pets as providing owners a sense
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Why do people have pets? Animals didn’t start out as pets. Humans used animals for the services they provided. Pets like dogs were found to be efficient hunting partners and offered protection to human pack members‚ they were later trained to help humans herd and manage livestock. Pets serve humans at home - they still work with livestock‚ hunt and offer protection. Many have also been trained to assist people with disabilities. They are the eyes for the blind‚ the ears for the deaf‚ the arms
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My Pet My dog‚ Itsy‚ is the best pet; in fact some people tell me she is like on of my children. I have had her since she was a small‚ innocent‚ four-week-old puppy. She is a black and tan dachshund‚ otherwise known as a weenie dog. Itsy is mostly black like the midnight sky‚ although‚ all four of her paws are tan and she has a small round tan dot on the inside corner of her eyebrows. Her snout is tan with ebony down the top; it’s also long and narrow like Pinocchio’s nose
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