In many countries, pets are treated as family members and people spend a lot of money on them. What are the advantages (pros, benefits, positive aspects) and disadvantages (cons, negative aspects, drawbacks) of having a pet?

Internationally, domestic animals are considered to be part of

family

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a family

the family

, as a consequence, pet owners spend a significant amount of their budget on them.

Although

there are positive aspects of creating animals at home, a few drawbacks can be

metioned

make reference to

mentioned

maintained

machined

. A

first

pro of having pets is improving mental health, since individuals commonly feel more comfortable to express love and care over animals than with humans,

consequently

seen in them a love support.

For example

, statistics show that a representative number of

dogs

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dog

owners have deep conversations about feelings and issues with their animals, and most of them described having an improvement in self-confidence after that.

Additionally

, pets force individuals to spend more time outdoors, due to their basic necessaries as well as natural energy, which leads to more active adults and children.

In contrast

, having animals can be expensive, especially because there is no health insurance or public hospitals available for them, which leads to costly bills to owners that need to pay for vaccines, medicines, and treatments.

For instance

, if a cat needed an appointment in Vancouver with a veterinarian, his owner would have to spend an average of $400 without considering extras, price

that is

unreasonable for most

canadians

of or relating to Canada or its people

Canadians

considering the minimum salary of $14/hour.

Moreover

, pets can be

carries

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carried

of bacterias and virus that are transmitted to humans, because of the direct and careless contact with nature,

as a result

, children, in special, can be constantly sick while having animals

inside

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in

their houses. To conclude, there are both pros and cons of creating animals closely. Since not only do they generally improve mental health and active rates, but

also

can negatively affect the family budget and bring more diseases to the most

vulnerables

susceptible to attack

vulnerable

.