Some people think that keeping pets is good for children while others think it is dangerous and unhealthy. Which opinion do you agree with? Discuss both options and give examples.

In recent times,

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injuries and mortalities have sparked heated debates about whether it is healthy for

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to be around

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dangers are overemphasised and that

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receive substantive psychological benefits through having

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exotic

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(e.g. snakes, spiders, apes, etc.) have been known to occasionally hurt and even kill

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incidents are so statistically rare as to be negligible.

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is because the overwhelming majority of

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have non-lethal cats, dogs, fish, rodents and rabbits for

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The Child Safety Institute found that over 90% of

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owned the aforementioned

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, and professed that they had never felt in the least bit endangered by them. Seen in

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light, it is clearly unfounded to claim that

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present any physical danger to

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can impact positively upon child psychology.

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is because young pet owners frequently empathise with their

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and perform a diverse range of actions to maintain

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well being (e.g. feeding, grooming, administering medicine, etc).

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, the Cambridge Developmental Psychology Unit found that

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who had grown up with

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were 30% less likely to bully others and resolve conflicts through aggression.

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, it is undeniable that a child’s pro-sociality and mental health can be improved through exposure to

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. In conclusion, the cited evidence provides strong support for the view that

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owning

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is a good thing. In the future, as more laws are introduced to ban the ownership of illegally acquired exotic

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viewpoint will no doubt surge in popularity.