Pets have for ages been considered
of homes across nations and their role in making families complete cannot be over emphasised.
However
, in recent times,
pet
related injuries and diseases have sparked heated debates around safety of homes with pets. In
this
essay I shall argue that
such
dangers are grossly overemphasised and
on the contrary
children receive substantive benefits from pets.
To begin
with,
although
exotic pets (e.g.
snakeslimbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
, tiger, spiders, apes, etc.)
been known to hurt, injure and even kill children,
such
incidents are almost unheard of with respect to conventional pets like cats, dogs, rabbits.
This
is largely because these animals by their very nature are not fierce or wild and can be easily domesticated.
For example
, several researchers have found that over ninety percent of families who owned these pets had never felt endangered nor had there occurred any mishap involving them. The same research
also
concluded that transmission of diseases from most pets was
also
negligible and, in most cases, did not pose any risk to children. Seen in
this
light, the claim that pets pose danger for children is really not true as far as typical pets are concerned.
On the other hand
, pets are known to impact child psychology positively.
This
is primarily because young
pet
owners frequently empathise with their pets and develop a lot of compassion that helps them build a balanced character which goes a long way towards building a good society.
For example
, a university study found that children who had grown up with pets were thirty percent less likely to bully others and resolve conflicts through aggression.
Consequently
, it is very likely that children who grow up with pets are likely to emerge as better personalities given everything else equal.
In conclusion, I strongly support
pet
ownership
because of its immense benefit to families, especially children. These children emerge as better human and tend to understand the emotional aspects of things much better.
On the other hand
, risks from domesticated pets
such
as dogs, cats and rabbits, which constitute nearly ninety-nine percentage of all pets, pose no danger to most families and children.
Also
, as laws around
pet
ownership
get more stringent, exotic or wild
pet
ownership
would go away, completely erasing any remaining danger from
pet
ownership
.
