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.

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Nowadays, we have seen most of the families have pets
such
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as dogs, cats with them and they treat them as one of family
member
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members
. While some people believe that having pets who plays with children is
good but
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good, but
others argue that it is dangerous as they might get
infection
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an infection
from pets. In my view I partially agree that having pets in
house
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the house
is good as pets are more affectionate and caring. In
this
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essay, I will discuss both sides of
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the topic
a topic
. To start with animals
are
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is
really user friendly
creature
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created
creating
. They are
trust worthy
worthy of trust or belief
trustworthy
and caring towards young children. Kids love to play with pets and they
also
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enjoy their company. From a survey taken in New York it shows that 60 % of families who have young kids
also
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have pets staying with them. Family member and pets are happily staying together. Despite of
this
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, toddlers might get
infection
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an infection
infections
or disease from pets. If pets get some
disease it
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disease, it
is a chance
kids
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kid
can get it through playing with them. Sometimes animals get aggressive and restless it can harm kids.
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, if
dog
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a dog
the dog
gets angry he might bite children that can be dangerous. To sum up, I would agree that animals should be there in house as children love their friendly and affectionate nature. Kids can have fun while playing with pets. They are loving and caring in nature.

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