ELSEVIER Why Do People Love Their Pets? John Archer Department of Psychology‚ University of Central Lancashire‚ Preston‚ United Kingdom The evidence that people form strong attachments with their pets is briefly reviewed before identifying the characteristics of such relationships‚ which include pets being a source of security as well as the objects of caregiving. In evolutionary terms‚ pet ownership poses a problem‚ since attachment and devoting resources to another species are‚ in theory‚ fitness-reducing
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food to exotic pets? Abstract Live food items are often fed to exotic pet species whether they be birds‚ amphibians‚ reptiles or mammals. This raises issues of welfare‚ both of the animals fed live prey items and the prey itself. Concerns over live food welfare are particularly marked in the feeding of vertebrate prey items and evidence presented here shows the prolonged time taken for rodents to die‚ this fuelling these concerns. And yet the welfare of all exotic pets relies both on providing
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Lady with the Little Dog” describing a love affair from a married man’s perspective. Seventy-three years later‚ Joyce Carol Oates wrote her own rendition of the same story‚ this time writing from the female perspective‚ titling it “The Lady with the Pet Dog”. Many feminists had criticized Chekhov for his original portrayal of women in the original story‚ and considered Oates’ version a feminist rewrite. Contrary to this opinion‚ upon further analysis of both versions‚ it is revealed that the two points
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that I’ve never seen in my entire life. It was a peacock. I was amazed to see such a wonderful and beautiful animal. But the animal didn’t look so happy. None of the animals did. I felt bad for the animals. I think no one should own exotic animals because they shouldn’t be kept in cages and not in their own natural habitat. I read a piece called “Wild animals aren’t pets”. By USA TODAY. I am going to say some reason why I think exotic animals shouldn’t be kept as pets. My first reason why I think
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Eng 090 Response to "Pet Therapy for Heart & Soul" "Pet Therapy for Heart and Soul" By Kerrey Pechter As I read this story‚ I not only felt warmth but also very passionate and a realization that pets have a much larger effect on us besides be our loving companions. In this story‚ you will find a great understanding for having a pet. Owning something that will give you unconditional love‚ and who will help you threw your most stressful hours. Pet Therapy consists of animals working with and
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(Love song with two goldfish) - By Grace Chua Although the title of this poem‚ (love song‚ with two goldfish)‚ suggests the predictable romantic love story‚ the context of the poem is about how the relationship between the two goldfish ends because the male goldfish could not satisfy the female goldfish’s hunger for freedom. The increasing effect of the stanzas‚ which comprises the use of irony and imagery‚ serves to bring out the central theme of imprisonment. The quote “has nowhere else to go”
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paralyzed. Timberline Live Pet Food‚ a company that breeds insects to feed to reptiles all around the world‚ created an advertisement promising virus-free crickets in response to a cricket paralysis virus that nearly wiped out the entire European cricket population ten years ago (“Clean Farm”). As someone who purchases crickets on a regular basis to feed to my three leopard geckos‚ this claim concerned me. Could the crickets I buy and feed to my babies be sick? Could they cause my reptiles to become ill
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With a mission to provide the best products‚ service and education to create a healthier pet community‚ Chuck and Don’s Pet Food Outlet commits their employees to “do the right thing” for their customer base (ChuckandDons‚ n.d.). Can one company build success on this strategy alone after starting out training and boarding pets? An evaluation of the market and completion and the pricing and retail strategy implemented by this company offers insight into the potential for Chuck and Don’s success
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Though the similarities and differences of characterization in Chekhov and Oates’s different versions of "The Lady with the Pet Dog" are evident‚ the purpose only becomes clear for the reader when the two versions are read and compared. The stories have different settings‚ but the characters in the story remain the same. There is Anna‚ Dmitry‚ and their families. Although their families are mentioned‚ each member remains without any description and therefore they begin to seem almost unimportant
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Persuasive essay on pet adoption Getting a pet from the pound or Animal Rescue League has many advantages. For starters‚ a child feels good about rescuing an abandoned or abused an animal and giving it a whole new life. And if the animals from the pound aren’t adopted right away‚ they might be put to sleep. Having a pet also means lots of responsibilities. Some of the duties are feeding it‚ clean up after it‚ brushing it‚ and exercise the pet. Another significant advantage of having a pet from the pound
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