Horse flying. What are the reasons why pets become family members [eb ol].（2024-01-01）
Pets for the family, both bring warmth and create trouble, as a family member's pet, when entering the family, the reason is not simple.
Affordable: Increasingly affordable
Some investigators said that at present, the number of pet dogs in Beijing alone in China has reached more than 1 million, and dog breeders spend 500 million yuan on pets in a year. But there are still professionals who believe that 500 million may be a little less, and the actual number should be much larger than this. The phenomenon of pet ownership is becoming more and more common with the improvement of economic level, which also constructs the relationship between pets and families.
Sensory attraction: Cute pets are uniquely attractive
Foreign research institutions have done a survey on the relationship between people and dogs at all levels, and found that the elderly can find some kind of spiritual sustenance and enhance their confidence in lifeBy loving small animals, children can develop pure and loving hearts;For some people with disabilities, pets have a greater meaning in life. People derive joy and satisfaction from their pets, which have spiritual symbols that make them the closest friends of human beings. Especially in the city, it is the "child" of the elderly, the "younger siblings" and "sons and daughters" of the young, and the good friends of the children. Pets have invisibly become the family of pet families.
Loneliness Boost: Love That Has Nowhere to Rest
Behind the extreme love for pets, there is a problem in the family: love that people have nowhere to place. As time passes, children who once needed to be cared for gradually become independent and leave the shadow of their parents and go far awaySome cohabiting men and women who do not have children due to pressure or self-will will also raise some cats, dogs, birds and beasts;Young people who live alone, perhaps without relatives or friends in a city far from home, but who are accompanied by a pet. I would like to say that no matter how many or too few family members are, people's love and loneliness must always have a place, and pets will provide echoes for human love while receiving human care, and expel people's loneliness.
Cognitive insufficiency: impulsive and reckless decision-making
There are pros and cons to everything, and pets can also cause problems for families. Materially, economic contribution is indispensable;Pets are not humans, and cohabitation with people requires mutual friction;Families also need to make some efforts to avoid the outside world being troubled by their own pets. Non-materially, our society and laws are not friendly to pets, so pets need to be protected with extra careThe lifespan of most pets is relatively short compared to humans, and raising pets will plant the seeds of sadness at the beginning.
I would like to conclude by saying that to decide to raise a pet is to decide to take responsibility for their lives. There is no shortage of responsible people in the world, and there is no shortage of people who discard their pets hastily, because of their cute and beautiful appearance or decide to raise them on a whim, and because their pets are sick, graduated from college, and their relationships are broken and discarded. May you all have a basic respect for life.