English

Noun

pets

1. Plural of pet

Verb

pets

1. third-person singular of pet

Anagrams

• pest
• step

French

Noun

pets

1. Plural of pet

A pet or companion animal is an animal kept for companionship and enjoyment, as opposed to livestock, laboratory animals, working animals or sport animals, which are kept for economic reasons. The most popular pets are noted for their loyal or playful characteristics, for their attractive appearance, or for their song. Pets also generally seem to provide their owners with non-trivial health benefits; keeping pets has been shown to help relieve stress to those who like having animals around. There is now a medically-approved class of "therapy animals," mostly dogs, who are brought to visit confined humans. Walking a dog can provide both the owner and the dog with exercise, fresh air, and social interaction.

Domestication

• Injuries, maulings and sometimes deaths caused by dog bites and attacks
• Disease or parasites due to animal hygiene problems (feces and urine)
• Stress caused by behavior of animals
• Fear or distress from animal presence or behavior

Pets and allergies

Some people with allergies can have adverse reactions to animal dander and fur or feathers. Some people with asthma can have attacks triggered by these.

See also

• Animal Chaplains
• American Animal Hospital Association
• Animal hoarder
• Animal keeping
• Animal love
• Dog attack
• Human-animal bond
• List of U.S. Presidential pets
• Pet adoption
• Pet cloning
• Pet food
• Pet insurance
• Pet passport
• Pet sitting
• The Pet Network
• :Category:Veterinary medicine
• Zoonosis
• Pet loss:
  • Animal loss
  • Pet cemetery
  • Rainbow Bridge (pets)
• Alternative pets:
  • Digital pet
  • Exotic pet

References

External links

• Companion Animal Demographics in the United States: A Historical Perspective from The State of the Animals II: 2003
• Free Cat Videos