In many countries, pets are treated as family members and people spend a lot of time on them Do the advantages outweigh its disadvantages?

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many
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like
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as
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family
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and they spend more time on their
pets
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. Some
people
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consider that
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there are
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certain disadvantages of having
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pet
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. Many
people
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believe that
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are very important and useful animals for
people
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and
children
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.
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, if
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look after
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a lot they would
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kindly. Because
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children
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can learn to be kind and fearless by taking care of animals. In generally looking after
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helps to form
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childrenʼs
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children's
personality
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. And the
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benefit
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benefit
of
pets
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for
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is that
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when they are tired or bored they can play with their
pets
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to relax or distract from their problems.
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, some
pets
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are very loyal to their
owners
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.
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, in foreign countries, some
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owners
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are blind. So the
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usually
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on
pets
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(dogs) to walk or to go somewhere.
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, dogs usually help and protect their
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.
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having
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pet
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a pet
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has got many upsides
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, there are some downsides
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into account.
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, the main disadvantage of having
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is that they can potentially transmit infectious diseases to humans.
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, the
pets
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should be taken to the vet as soon as possible by
owners
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, some
pets
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can hurt
children
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even
people
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. Because, in some foreign countries,
people
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like having
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a pet
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pet
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pets
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such
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as
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a mouse
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mouse
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mice
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,
rat
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rats
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,
bat
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bats
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, and even
snake
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snakes
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. And
this
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activity is maybe harmful to
people
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.
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,
snake
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the snake
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can bite them or a mouse can gnaw
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in the house, which is definitely very harmful
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people
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especially
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for
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children
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.
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, looking after
pets
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demands a lot of time.
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, most humans who working
people
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dislike having
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a pet
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pet
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pets
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so they do not have any
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pet
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pets
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or animals. To sum up, having
pets
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has got many good sides but I think that it is maybe dangerous for
children
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. And to my mind, it can
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lead to serious situations.

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Answer the 'Advantages and Disadvantages' topic

IELTS advantages and disadvantages questions normally give you a statement and ask you to comment on the advantages and disadvantages of that statement.

Answer structure for the type of essay

  • Introduction
  • Body paragraph 1 – advantages
  • Body paragraph 2 – disadvantages
  • Conclusion

Examples to start your body paragraph:

  • The main advantage is...
  • The disadvantage of this...
  • The main benefit...
  • Despite these advantages...
  • One possible drawback...

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