I don't have any pets. It's not like that I didn't want one. We used to have a cat when I was just a kid. I can remember how we used to feed her. She was white as a cloud and her nose was pink. She was such a tiny ball. But we lost her. I don't know where she has gone, as she used to run away from the house. I cried a lot at that time.
We also used to feed one dog. It was not a pet type. He used to come to our house, have a rest or sleep, has his lunch and went back. When we shifted our home in a different city, I lost him too. But I can remember how I wanted to make sure so that one of our neighbors can feed him. But they said that he never come back.
Other than these two different stories, I don't have any close relationship with any pets. None of my relatives or friends have any pets. In our culture, we usually don't pet animals. Maybe be because of religion or maybe because of the cultural background, I'm not quite sure!
It may sound a little awkward if you heard, people usually don't pet dogs. Rather they choose other animals, mostly cats and sometimes different birds like Mynah, Parrot or lovebirds. I may not have any pets but I love pets. And I think they can be a great companion. Also, they are super in comforting us.
We may don't pet dogs usually but we have a huge amount of stray dogs. You will find them in every corner of the street. And people are not ignorant of them. I think 'financial' status also matters a lot to have a pet. Maybe that's why most of us don't rare any pets but they love them, just like me.
I took this image randomly from the street, probably two years ago, I guess. I was in an office visit and saw her. Her eyes were enough to melt my heart. I bought her a loaf of bread and she was quite happy. You can already guess I'm a 'dog' person!
I will try to write elaborately another day about our 'pet culture' and religious impact on this.
That's it for now. Have a great day!