养宠物(Keeping Pets)

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menhavekeptpetssinceancienttimes.wecanseefromdiscoveriesinthepyramidsinegyptandfromscenesondecoratedwall-coveringsofeuropeancastlesthatourancestorswereasinterestedinpetsasweare.

onereasonforkeepingpetsistheirutility.whenourdogbarks,itwarnsusofthieves.acatkeepsdownthemiceandratsinhomes.whenmendependedonhuntingforfoodtheyfoundhunting-dogsextremelyuseful.theyalsousedatypeofbirdtoaidthemintheirsearchforfood.

panionshipisanon-utilitarianreasonforkeepingpets.ifpeoplearelivingbythemselvestheyfeellonely,andhavingapetrelievesthislonelinesstosomeextent.weliketohavesomepanionwithusevenifthispanionisnothuman.wefeeltheneedtohaveanotherlivingbeingtoshareourdailylives.havingapanion,evenifitisonlyananimal,givesusafeelingofwarmthandaninterestinsomethingelsebeyondourselves.

somepeopleevenpreferpetstootherpeople.petsarenotasdemandingaspeoplesometimesare.inparticular,petsdonotdemandofusthatweshouldtalkwhenwewishtoremainsilent.somepeopledotalktopetsasiftheywerehumanbeings,buttheyhavethesatisfactionofknowingthatthepetscannotanswerbackandengagetheminargument.petsseemcontentwithsoverylittle.