Greetings!
Keeping pets is one of those things that people now cherish more than ever before. Although people in the past, most especially, are into keeping all these things, not as per, but as domestic animals which are used to helping them in the home, some are used to help them sanitize their environment. A domestic animal like the cat was always used to protect the use from rats or mice by our forefathers and mothers.
As for the dog, it's mainly used by our father hunters when they go out for their hunting in the forest and at times, they used the dog to protect their houses back then in the ages.
However, all these things have changed and maybe it was because of the western culture which had been handed over to us. What we in this generation now see as pets are what our forefathers saw as domestic animals.
And the way we now treat our own pets with love and much care is now quite different from the way our forefathers treated their own so-called domestic animals. Some would not even field their domestic animals back then just because the animals could not actually serve the purpose to which they were acquired for, this is not so with the new system of having pets at home.
As for me, to have a pet is to add up to my family. A pet to me is a family member and I so much like them as they are always friendly and loyal to their owner. So, if there's anything a pet can be to me, a pet to me is a member of my family which I believe can be much loyal to me than anyone else in the family.
Furthermore, if there's a pet that I do much love and cherish, would be my rabbit which is so kind and friendly and since I have discovered my pets nature, I have always taken good care of my pet even more than myself and one thing that used to give me joy about my pet is its growth. I like seeing my pet growing up and shining.
This is my entry to;@indiaunited/indiaunited-new-contest-and-last-2428fac63565c
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