A domesticated animal is any animal that depends on a human for food‚ water and shelter this includes farm animals such as cattle‚ horses‚ sheep‚ chickens‚ goats‚ dogs and cats. There are relatively few domesticated animals compared to the huge number of species on the planet. As well as the obvious there are also a couple of species of insect (e.g. the silk worm) that are classified as domesticated. Certain birds‚ besides chickens and fish‚ are also considered domestic‚ even a species of reptiles
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the idea that even the wildest animals can befriend the right person. In reality‚ keeping a wild animal as a pet often has disastrous results for the animals and the people‚ yet wild and exotic animals continue to be imported into the US and sold to incompetent owners. While the opposition will argue that exotic pet ownership can provide safe and fulfilling environments for the animals. pet ownership should be banned because home captivity is unhealthy for the animals‚ it proposes a threat to public
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Anth 68 Day 8 From Wild Animals to Domestic Pets‚ An Evolutionary View of Domestication Domestication was allowed to happen mainly because animals gained a tolerance of human and human-contact. Hunter-gatherers first became docile‚ and started to domesticate plants and animals and developed agriculture. Domestication of today’s barnyard animals occurred as a result of these hunter-gatherers wanting to stabilize their food resources. Barnyard animals descend from herd- living herbivores whose ancestors
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English 5 December 2012 Exotic Animals As Pets According to HSUS‚ the human society of the United States‚ wild animal trade is a multi-billion business‚ following to drugs and weaponries on the black market. It is a fifteen billion dollar industry in America alone. Keeping wild animals as pets not only risks your life but the people around you too. Not to mention‚ the animal itself and the environment. There has been numerous cases where the animal has been killed‚ neglected‚ and where
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Wild animals should be kept in captivity and no animals should be used for scientific experiments. Do you agree? Wild animals are kept in captivity for a variety of reasons and in a range of environments‚ including zoos and circuses‚ scientific laboratories and also as pets at home. Caring for a captive animal takes time‚ money and knowledge to provide everything the animal needs‚ such as food‚ water and the correct environment‚ to prevent suffering and ensure good welfare‚ but many countries
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However‚ everyone has a different idea of what an ideal pet is. Normally when you say the word “pet” you think of a dog or house cat. There are however‚ people that believe snakes‚ tigers‚ bears‚ monkeys‚ and many other wild animals to be their pet. Keeping wild animals as pets can be appealing‚ but it is important to remember that keeping a wild animal as a pet is associated with many potential problems‚ not to mention legal and health issues. Keeping wild animals as pets requires a great deal
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protect wild animals attracts much attention‚ which has never happened before. Some argues that the protection is a waste of money‚ for there is no enough place for people‚ not mention wild animal. As me‚ protecting animals is such a serious problem that we can’t shrug off lightly‚ instead‚ we should solve it as soon as possible. The animals have the equal right of living with human beings. Although Darwin said that “survival is fittest”‚ the real reason why the number of wild animal is sharply
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Domestic Environment Assignment 2 Julia Hopkins BUSN 310 The company that I have chosen to research is AK Steel. AK Steel was originally ARMCO and was founded in 1899. The company was formally renamed to AK Steel in 1993 when it was open publicly as a trade company. AK Steel produces‚ carbon‚ stainless steel‚ electrical steel‚ cold rolled‚ and aluminum coated stainless steel that is used in automobiles (AKSteel.com‚ 2015). Armco is best known for producing crash barriers that are
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Wild animals have no place in the 21st century‚ and the protection is a waste of resources. To what extent do you agree or disagree? I disagree with the notion that wild animals are redundant in the current century and therefore we need not waste our precious resources in protecting them. I believe that the conservation of these species should be our top priority as they are our most precious resources. In the following paragraphs I shall put forth my arguments to support my views. The most
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As many people know‚ having wild animals as pets is becoming more popular‚ but should not be taken in. Wild animals like lions‚ tigers and bears are not considered to be good house pets like a dog or a cat (which are considered domestics animals). These type of animals have needs that can easily be met by there owners‚ whereas wild animals are used to running free and not being contained within an environment. By containing these types of animals often may cause them to "develop lifelong health and
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