Drishya: Owning A Pet Is Good For You

    • Drishya Mohan,
    • Standard: X-B,
    • ST. JOSEPHS-PASHAN,
    • Pune.

    • Publish Date: Nov 10 2018 12:36PM
    • |
    • Updated Date: Nov 12 2018 2:12PM
Drishya: Owning A Pet Is Good For You

As I write this, I have a dog on my right side snuggled under my arm. One of the things I like most about animals is how much I learn about them every day. I will never know absolutely everything about any single creature, giving animals an unquantifiable quality and an endless yet enjoyable challenge for the observer. In contrast to some people, I can know more than I'd like to within five minutes. Here are a few reasons why animals are way better than people

1. They don't give non-committal responses about spending time with you

2. You can serve them the same meal every day and they are always excited about it

3. Animals don't judge, don't hate and don't scheme or lie

4. You can leave animals on their own while you're out

5. Animals are peaceful company; they don't talk incessantly, offer unwanted advice or even worse; have a really annoying laugh.

6. They don't suddenly have to send a text or take a call while you're out together

7. Dogs are incredibly loyal to their people and stand by them no matter what

8. People can be cruel and callous towards animals and selfishly destroy their habitat. Wild animals will generally leave people alone.

9. Dogs give the best 'welcome home' ever.

I'm not alone in rating animals over humans — especially when it comes to showing compassion. A 2013 study by Northeastern University suggested people felt more empathy towards a hurt dog or puppy than for a human.

However, when it came to children — participants were just as compassionate as they were for dogs. So, the age of a human influences how we feel, but not so much with animals. This is down to vulnerability. Infants and animals are seen as less able to protect themselves — we are hard-wired to care more and want to step in. Because of my favoritism, I support animal charities — not as a snub to human charities. A recent article asked: how can you give money to a dog when a child is dying? To me, this implies that donating to animals is an insult to humans due to their superior importance. According to this mindset, to support any charity or cause other than for vulnerable children would be abhorrent. I'm not a people hater, I just often prefer the company of animals. Of course humans are animals too, it's just a pity they don't act more like it. Dogs have a way of finding the people who need them and filling an emptiness we didn't ever know we had.


Do you love spending time with your pet? Tell us why in the comments section below.


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Darsha Benjamin franklin

Looks like a very nice tribute to your own pet.Very aptly written Well Done

Drishya Mohan ST. JOSEPHS-PASHAN

Thank you, looking forward to listen to more voices.

Aashi Lohia Amrita Vidyalayam -Nesapakkam

NICE AND A CUTE PET

Drishya Mohan ST. JOSEPHS-PASHAN

thank you , but that is not my pet.

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