What is a pet? Pets1

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2. What is a pet?

A pet is any domesticated or
tamed animal that is kept as
a companion and cared for
affectionately.
(Dictionary.com)
A pet is a tame animal kept in
a household for
companionship, amusement.
(World English Dictionary)
A pet is an animal which is
kept in the home as a
companion and treated
kindly. (Cambridge Online
Dictionary)

3.

Animals
can become
best friends
They
can
save
our life
They
promote
social
interaction
Reasons
for
having pets
It’s
pleasant
to touch
them
Pet
owners
become
healthier
They
perform
mental
stimulation
They
encourage
exercise
They
make
us laugh
They help
lonely ones
to feel
needed
They
develop
our
empathy

4. Kinds of pets

Middle-size
mammals
A dog
A cat
A mini-pig

5. Kinds of pets

Middle-size
mammals
A rabbit A koala A polecat

6. Kinds of pets

Small-size
mammals
A rat
A guineapig
A hamster
A chinchilla

7. Kinds of pets

Birds
A pigeon A parrot
A canary

8. Kinds of pets

Reptiles
A snake
An iguana
A tortoise

9. Kinds of pets

Fishes
A goldfish
A belly
fish
A cat-fish
A piranha

10. Kinds of pets

Insects
An ant
A cockroach
A walking
stick

11. Kinds of pets

Arachnids
A spider
A scorpion

12. Pets’ voices

Dogs
Cats
Pigs
Birds
Rats
Snakes
bark
growl
howl
whimper
mew
purr
grunt
chirp
coo
peep
hiss

13. Their food.

Meat.
Their food.
Vegetables.
Caned
and packed
manufactured food.
Milk.
Fish.
Seeds.
Grass.
Worms.
Bones.
Hay.

14. Their homes.

A
kennel.
Their homes.
A
A
soft house.
An aquarium.
cage.
A
terrarium.

15.

An
anthelmintic
agent
Fleakiller
A
revolving
wheel
A bowl
A bedding
Useful
tools
A claw
cutter
A comb
A lead
A tray
A collar

16. What must we do with them?

All pets must be:
chosen reasonably;
kept in suitable
conditions;
treated with love and
respect;
examined by the vet at
least once a year;
fed and washed
regularly;
be trained by a
specialist.

17. Modern pet services

Weddings.
Funerals.
Hairstyle.
Clothes.

18. Problems humans have to face.

Nowadays a lot of animal
are homeless. People built
special shelters for them
and try to find potential
owners.
Still sometimes even
those animals who have
people to take care of
are treated with cruelty
and thus are also
unhappy.

19. Problems humans have to face.

People sometimes want to
have very exotic pets and
illegally buy animals that are
extinct. It’s the violation of
the law and a crime against
wildlife not only because it
may be one of the last
representatives of a rare
species. Such animals are
used to another climate and
can have children only in
their natural environment.

20. Problems humans have to face.

At the same time pets’ cruelty towards people
can also be registered.

21. Wise quotations about pets.

I believe in animal rights, and high
among them is the right to the gentle
stroke of a human hand. (Robert
Brault)
Our perfect companions never have
fewer than four feet. (Colette)
It often happens that a man is more
humanely related to a cat or dog than
to any human being. (Henry David
Thoreau)
The kind man feeds his beast before
sitting down to dinner. (Hebrew
Proverb)
Animals are such agreeable friends they ask no questions, they pass no
criticisms. (George Eliot)