Why Do People Get Pets?
Most people who know me know I am a huge animal lover. Recently my friends' daughter asked me the above statement "Why do people get pets? Great question I said, and quickly replied because they love animals. Short to the point answer for a small child assuming she would be satisfied, and she was. However, while driving home I couldn't help but think of her question. I know just like you all know the answer isn't that complex there are many reasons people get pets.
I myself have always loved and worked with animals, but that doesn't mean I owned any. Because the truth is ( I didn't). Growing up my family always had cats I loved cuddling with them. Yet I dreaded feeding time "their food smelled horrible" I despised cleaning their litter box, how disgusting. I saw how much owning the 5+ cats at one time cost my parents. When I saw the heartbreak that overtook my mother when one of her fur babies died, I decided to have pets was not for me.
As I grew up I couldn't avoid my passion to work with animals and their owners. Still, I didn't own any, having children, working, and continuing college helped with that decision. Until, I fostered my first cat, which I reluctantly accepted to do, a favor for the shelter I worked at. Everyone said it would be a great learning experience for my children.
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