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.

Pets have for ages been considered

integral part

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an integral part

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.

snakes

limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

Snakes

, tiger, spiders, apes, etc.)

have

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Have

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

.