Every pet owner should treat their pet like a family member to what extent do you agree or disagree?

Unlike our ancestors who keep

pets

for practical usages,

such

as hunting or guarding houses,

however

, many pet owners nowadays treat their

pets

as

part

of their families, in some countries, there are regulations to declare the obligation of being a pet owner. In my perspective, despite some suggesting that animals should serve humans to create a more convenient environment, there are more advantages derived from the trends of treating

pets

as family

members

. On the one hand, some opponents argue that people nowadays invest too much money in pet products and services which is unnecessary. They believe that people should make good use of the talents of animals to work for them, including making cats catch rats; or training dogs to conduct dangerous tasks.

For example

, dogs have a better sense of smell and be able to detect illegal drugs and locate smugglers, in which many of them are being trained to serve in the police force. 

On the other hand

, there are many positive effects provoked by treating

pets

as

part

of families. First of all, it could foster young

individuals

with altruism and be responsible by treating their

pets

as one

of

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family

members

.

For instance

, young

individuals

will contribute their time for playing games to take dogs out for a walk.

Secondly

, it could reduce the phenomena of animal abuse when

individuals

treat their

pets

as human beings, in which they will not abandon them, or conduct physical harm to them. In some nations, governments encourage their residents to look after their

pets

as

part

of family

members

by making regulations to punish those who treat their

pets

in the wrong way, including overfeeding or physically hurting them. To summarise, some people suggest that animals should not be treated as

part

of family

members

since they are supposed to serve human societies

instead

of the other way around. I personally strongly agree that

individuals

should take their

pets

as

part

of the family since they are

a

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good company for children,

moreover

, it could stop the deterioration of animal abuse.