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Pets and Animal Companions

            People represent only a smaller community of the vast populace of the living objects and creatures inhabiting our planet. Due to the human beings' dominating position in the hierarchy of progressive evolution of species the attitude of people toward animals has been too often characterized by pragmatic approaches that ranged from cruelty to irresponsibility.
             Condescension to animals that are pets and people's companions, which, normally, has too little to do with taking insightful care of them, represents, most probably, one of the best possible outcomes of human and animal relations. Various aspects of ethical issues arising from people's responsibility to animals are discussed nowadays. These discussions address the highly sensitive and challenging issues of hunting wild animals, breeding farm animals to be used as food, and carrying out experiments on animals. The long and controversial history of human and animal relations does not suggest any easy solutions of the complex problems. Adopting absolute stances can only exacerbate them. The implementation of consistent policies and regulations on people's methods of using and handling different animals is the only realistic way to rationalize and humanize relations between humans and other living beings, which is in the best interests of both groups. .
             In recent years, more and more people start to "think seriously about the inconsistencies in our relationships with other species," (Herzog 243). This reflective approach brings up traditional aspects of the problem like hunting animals and using them for producing meat, as well as some less obvious issues including developing people's relations with pets and animals used in scientific experiments. Both the public and experts are getting more and more aware of the complexities of relations between people and animals and of the problems that need to be resolved in this context.


Essays Related to Pets and Animal Companions

1. Exotic Pets

... . These are the more common pets people acquire. Many people may have these wonderful creatures in their homes and take very good care of them. But, there are also many other categories, including reptiles, monkeys, tigers, lions, and also bears. Most people would not think of purchasing an animal such as those because they do not make very good companions. Through out our history people ... have owned exotic animals as pets. Owning an exotic animal was a way to show ... wealth and power to others. These were known as Menageries. A menagerie is a private ... ...

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2. Domesticated Pets - Cats and Dogs

... and Dogs are like the north and south pole of the animal world. The basic similarity between the two animals is that they are both considered beloved pets. An anonymous small child said it best, "Kittens are fuzzy, dogs are fuzzy, I love them both. In fact, while cats and dogs have quite a few similarities, they are as different as apples and oranges. A main difference between cats and ... dogs is the way in which they associate with their owners, or human companions ... to try to get you to know what they want. However cats use a lot of non-verbal communication via feeling and touching ...

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3. Why pets are good

... . Many give their beloved companions names such as people Stanley, Buddy, and Mikey. By giving pets human names people feel more connected and comfortable around their animal friends. People some times are extremely attached to their pets; many cater to their every whim. Some people even bring their dogs and cats to pet manicurists and stylists to pamper their pets. This "obsession" with their pets can lead to deep seeded ... pain and anguish when a pet passes ... ...

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4. Animal Behavior

... relationship quite yet between animals and humans. Animal behavior is basically one theoretical question, "Nature or nurture?" Meaning is behavior learned or is it born within? Nobody has won the debate yet and we need to be aware of what we do and to whom we do it to. To summarize animal behavior; We have a tendency to keep household pets as companions, but they are much more ... . They are life, love, evolution, and a whole other world we have to yet understand. They become what we ... let them be, and when we justify animals for their behavior it's basically us they ... ...

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5. Research and Animal Testing

... dogs, hamsters, guinea pigs, frogs, and turtles (Animal Experimentation"). This is hard to believe because most of the animals exploited to improve human life are considered companions to many people around the world. An estimated 52 million people possess an animal companion and would never even think of putting them through the pain and torment of experimentation (Animal Testing"). Though for the people who ... possess an animal companion can see just how intelligent, loving and bonded to the owners their animals really are. Their pets become like family, ... even like their own child...

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6. Owning and Caring for a Great Dane

... If they do not actually get up on the furniture, they will literally back up and sit on your couch, chair, bed, even your lap, but it is quite comical to watch. They get along good with other pets as well as children. When raised with children the Great Dane will be very protective ... other puppy when it is born, but they grow at an alarming rate so they do not realize how big they are. They can be very destructive, and everything is at risk when it comes to furniture, banisters, carpets, wall, shoes, their toys, as well as your children's toys. Here are some helpful ... grow so fast, ...

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7. The Black Cat wild tale

... companions. I was especially fond of animals, and my parents indulged me with a great variety of pets. With these animals, I spent most of my time, and I was always happiest when feeding or caressing them. As I grew, these tender habits also grew within me, and in my manhood pets were still my principle sources of happiness and ... for us those of the most agreeable kind. We had birds, gold-fish, a fine dog, rabbits, a small monkey, and a cat. The cat was a remarkably large and beautiful animal. It was entirely black and astonishingly intelligent. It's intelligence, in fact, would make ...

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8. Informative

... hours of their owners from not feeling alone. Round-the-clock companions, eager to give and receive love, pets satisfy the universal human need to be needed. The basic reason for owning a pet is for the companionship and love it can provide to an individual. They give you acceptance. Most pets are loyal, devoted, and utterly forgiving; animals accept people as they are. No questions asked ... . Pets are also used for patients that in rehabilitation or in a nursing home to help reduce stress, social interaction and develop physical and emotional skills. Depressed people given an animal to...

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9. The Health Benefits Animals Give Humans

... as well as adults are mistreated. They are neglected, emotionally and physically abused or just simply, alone. Giving these people pets as companions can teach them how to love and how to be loved. Animals can heal emotionally scarred people with both love and loyalty. In one situation, New York's troubled children from ... . Here they spend time on a farm and help to take care of the animals there. They have horses, cows, geese, bird, among others. The children help groom, as well as feed the animals. By doing this, they not only bond with the animal, but learn how to form healthy relati...

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