...love our pets too much; I agree with this statement. The reason I agree with the statement that we love our pets too much it because, of my personal experience with pets and the information provided in Biligers story confirms it. Bilger stated “Clearly, our love affair with our pets has gotten out of control.” I agree with this statement for many reasons. In my opinion there are healthy human animal relationships and unhealthy human animal relationships. When a human cares more about an animal life than a loved one's life then the relationship is too serious. Some people have developed strong emotional, physical, and mental attachments. For example some pet owners when they feel their animal “pulling away from them” they go through...
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...Why are exotic animals housed in captivity? Hobby- Some people consider collecting different species of exotic animals as a hobby. They find building up their collections enjoyable and find it exciting when they add a new breed or species to their collection. Furthermore, depending on the type of animal you get, they don’t take too much time to look after, for example they don’t need to go on walks or be constantly out of their cage to be handled. They are also very fascinating animals and can teach you lots of new information on animals. Pets- Many people buy exotic animals and keep them as pets. They treat them in the same sort of way as they do with average pets, such as cats and dogs. Some people also keep exotic animals as pets, as they find that caring for the average pet is not challenging enough and find satisfaction in saying they own an exotic animal as a pet. Some people also believe that exotic animals are no different from your average pet, so should also become accustomed to living in a household and will become fully domesticated if you hand rear them from birth. They are also seen as great pets, as depending on the type of animal you get, they don’t take up too much space and are good for people with allergies....
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...As people continue to buy animals from breeders and puppy mills they fail to remember all of the animals suffering on the streets and in animal shelters. As people continue to not place an I.D. tag or a microchip on their pet, they are contributing to the homeless animal population. When people don’t spay or neuter their pet, the animal homelessness population rises. As people fail to consider the needs of an animal when they’re purchasing one, the risk of abandoning them increases. Animal homelessness is a continuous problem in the United States and needs to be solved. Though animals are suffering on the streets and in animal shelters, people continue to buy their pets from breeders and puppy mills. “Nationally, only 20% of the dogs and cats in homes are adopted from animal shelters” (One At A Time). As more U.S. citizens choose breeder-bred animals, the demand for breeders and puppy mills increase. Animals in puppy mills suffer from cruelty and health problems such as blindness, deafness, heart disease, and kidney diseases. As more animals are bred, the greater the animal homelessness rate grows. As breeders and puppy mills continue to breed more animals, they make it harder for a homeless animal to find a home. When a person fails to place an I.D. tag on their pet, or a microchip, it makes it easier for runaway pets to get lost and end...
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...Activity Tracker 5 Temperature gage 6 Tone Trainer 6 Marketing Plan –Sam 7 Implementation Plan 13 Financial Plan – Julia 15 Conclusion 16 References 17 Appendices 17 Executive Summary – Andrea Any animal lover wants the best for their pet. Having the secure feeling of knowing where their pet is at all times not only helps the owner but also puts the safety of the pet first. GPawS is an online business focusing on just that. GPawS provides a customizable collar for pet owners who want to keep their pet as safe as possible. The features that the customer has to mix and match with are: a temperature gage, an activity tracker, tone trainer, Location GPS and custom tag. The mission, vision and goals of GPawS all flow together. The mission is to form to the customer needs, not the other way around. The mission is as follows; “We exist to bring comfort and safety to all animal lovers, providing a product with the technology to meet our customer’s needs.” Having the customer’s heart in mind the vision of GPawS is to seamlessly promote the safety of all animals with the benefits of customization to meet the needs of all animal lovers in the market place. Following the vision are the core values such as; safety of pets, strong relationships with our customers, forward looking and have a fun and...
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...search terms, where using the word “or” between search terms will give results that contain at least one of the search terms. Focusing your search using limiters such as the document type, methodology, publication type and year are helpful search strategies to use in conjunction with the afore mentioned strategies. Using a variety of search strategies is important to limit your search to make it as efficient and effective as possible. When I first started the basic search I used the words pet ownership, beneficial, and health. The search options I used were to find any of my search terms, publication year 2005-2015, and English. This search generated 572 116 results. There were too many results to determine the relevance of these search results. I then used a basic search again using all the same search parameters as the first search, and typing in the question, “Is pet ownership beneficial to people’s health? If yes, why?” This search resulted in 185 044 results, which was again too many results, but a narrower field. The specific question resulted in a narrower search results, so I used this idea to proceed with a more advanced search. I tried an advanced search using Boolean...
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...Terriers are the two best pets that one can own. Most people have a hard time choosing what they think is the best pet for them. Most people want an animal that has some energy but not too much! They also want a dog that can be gentle with them and their children, but can also be protective and a guard dog when the time calls for it. Some people think that size matters when you want these qualities in a pet, but they really don’t! People of today have just been deceived into thinking that way. Basenjis and Rat Terriers carry these qualities without being too big to be uncomfortable or to small that they can’t do their jobs. Basenjis and Rat Terriers are both protective of their owners and are very loyal to them. Families want to have security with their dogs; they don’t want them to be TOO friendly to just anyone but they don’t want them to be too aggressive either. Both animals are very cautious about strangers and though they might not necessarily bite them they will make sure that they are noticed by the intruders. They will make sure that they are in between the strangers and their owners in case they need their assistance. Basenjis and Rat Terriers are very watchful and if they see or hear anything they automatically alert their owners that something is not right. Even if it is something big like seeing someone outside or something small, like seeing another animal. Both Basenjis and Rat Terriers are products of their intense breeding. People went through years of breeding...
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...John Bryan Villadores Problem: Ians and Eukanuba pet products need to develop a marketing strategy that will strengthen their companies’ advantage over other competitors in pet products and services industry. Objectives: * To think of new ways necessary for Iams and Eukanuba pet products to maintain and strengthen its marketing strategy despite competition from other institutions offering the same products and services * To propose strategies for Iams and Eukanuba to enhance marketing opportunities through empirical research of the trends in the market place * To develop effective alternatives Iams and Eukanaba can use to achieve core competency in the pet industry * To achieve maximum production efficiency by innovating products that will create variety of choices to satisfy costumers’ needs and wants S.W.O.T Analysis: Strengths | Weaknesses | * Iams and Eukanuba as successful retailer of pet products; understands consumer behavior to successfully grow their business. * Iams and Eukanuba recognizes psychological and social influences in pet food purchasing. * Iams and Eukanuba mirroring products purchased and used by humans as part of the trend in pet products. * Iams and Eukanuba offers products same quality and nutrition as other family members. * Iams and Eukanuba offers products for fancy pet items that allow owners to spoil their pets. * Iams and Eukanuba provide unique opportunities...
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...drastically from twenty to thirty years ago, but still many lives of innocent animals are being taken away every day at animal shelters. Many see it as inhumane; however, some see it as their just animals. In Riverside County the euthanasia rate of dogs and cats continues to rise even with new shelters, more workers, better operating hours, and more space. It will take more than just public awareness to stop the killing of innocent healthy animals, spay and neuter programs is what will make that change. Imagine what could happen if the County of Riverside passed a law forcing people to spay and neuter your pet. It would save so many innocent animals lives. Consequently, there has to be a change in Riverside County, all dogs and cats should be spayed or neutered to stop animal over population and the increasing rate of animal euthanasia in Riverside County. To begin with, spaying and neutering your pet will more than just decrease the dog and cat overpopulation but it will save the lives of animals that do not have enough “time” in the shelter to receive a second chance at life. In Riverside County at the Ramona Humane Society, in only one month out of the 600 dogs and cats that came through the shelter, 467 dogs were put to sleep. How can a society allow this to keep going? How many more animals can the shelters harm over such an easy fix? Riverside county animal shelters need to set new laws and restrictions on spay and neutering. For instance, in Ohio “In attempt to gain...
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...they can enjoy. Among your basic household pet, the one that doesn’t require extensive or daily care and can be a loveable friend is best to be considered as a house pet for young children. In my opinion I feel that would be a smaller dog like the Samoyed Staffordshire. Not only are they good in size, but they are also more fun and affectionate than most cats, fish, and birds. Medium and larger dogs may also be affectionate towards children, but due to their size they may overwhelm a small child. The Samoyed Staffordshire does require daily care as every other dog, but does not have an odor or much dander and shedding. Therefore they are great for people with allergies and do not require much grooming. They also have to be fed, watered, and walked daily. In maintaining daily care they will maintain an overall good health. This will also result in children being able to have a furry friend for a lot longer. Lastly they love to be played with every day. Children will especially love this. That is why the Staffordshire is gentle, great with kids, and extremely affectionate. Though it’s not just the small dogs are great with the kids. The Boston terrier has more of a medium size build. Although also requiring daily care, the terrier, has to have minimal grooming, but is difficult to house break. That could be difficult for children to manage and would definitely require adult supervision. Then again most kids don’t want to spend too much of their young lives taking care of a...
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...1. Executive Summary My Business will be an online retailer called Pet Attire where I will be selling a range of cat and dog accessories. The date set for it to be launched is 7th of December just in time for Christmas. For the time being, these products will only be available for customers living in the UK and Republic of Ireland. I will be setting up an office in the comfort of my own home, as I have a sufficient amount of space for it. I am targeting people who are owners of these pets or people who work with them. There is a place in the market for my kind of website as it will only sell accessories for these pets. It will also have themed accessories which will include outfits, special collars and sometimes treats for cats and dogs. These themes will include Christmas, Easter, Halloween and fancy dress. As a bonus, my website will also have a calendar with different events that pet owners can attend with their pets....
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...reproductive animal cloning. The mere thought of cloning has always been science fiction to me, something you only see in movies. Now that i'm faced to ponder whether or not any kind of cloning should be permitted. I believe that, just because something can be done, doesn't mean it should be done. I urge you to please consider all the moral and ethical values we have as people, when its comes to permitting any type of cloning. As the outcomes, can be great in positive and negative gravity. The possibilities that come with therapeutic cloning, are enough to make...
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...life just like other people. Pretend you are in a jungle and you are with your family. It is peaceful. A guy pops out and starts trying to kill your family. Your whole family starts dying and then you get shot. Most people would be scared, sad, and worried. This is probably what animals feel like when they are being hunted. One reason why people abuse animals is to hunt for fun and to make money or decorations. For example, people cut off chimps hands and sell them for souvenirs. Imagine people killed you, sold your hands for money, and people bought them for souvenirs. When people go hunting after they also skin the animals or stuff them so they can have decorations on their wall. Many people do this so people think that they are cool. According to peta.org 40 percent of hunters slaughter millions of animals on public land every year. Hunters who make decorations out of dead animals are terribly cruel because they are taking away lives from innocent animals. Cutting off animal heads to hang on the wall is very weird and strange....
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...Should people be allowed to keep Pit Bulls as pets? In this Essay, I will be talking about why us people should be allowed to keep Pit Bulls as pets. The reason why I think we should have Pit Bulls as pets is because they can protect you, they can be trained, and can help elders or anyone.When you're reading this Essay, I will be talking about the reasons why we should have Pit Bulls as pets. In this paragraph, I’ll be talking about why PitBulls should be allowed as pets. The reason why is because they can protect their owners or anyone. They can protect you when you're in danger. For example, in Source 4 it talks about how they attack if there's a problem. One of the quotes is. Other breeds of dogs can attack people, these incidents go unmentioned in the news, even at the local level. They can also protect you by their barking. Their loud barking can intimidate other people or predators and scare them away. Another reason why they can protect you is because they are one of the “ Breeds” that are one of the strongest and buffest pets ever. Their strongest and buffness can already tell the other person or predator to not mess with them because they will know to not mess with you. For the most part, this is the reason why we should allow Pit Bulls as pets....
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...animal is hard work because you have to make their home as similar as possible to their natural habitat. In addition, you have to feed them more food than what you would normally do to regular pet such as a dog or cat. Also you would have to make sure there is a cage or shelter for the animal to live in. Any way, keeping a dangerous animal as a pet is a bad idea because they can attack you, they are expensive, and last but not least, and are a threat to public safety. Although animals are adorable and fun to have around, exotic animals are the opposite. Keeping an exotic animal in your house means that you have to train them to listen and obey your commands. But what if they don't’ listen and go wild and attack you. If the animal does attack you, at the end you can be seriously injured or maybe even dead. For example, in the article written by “REXANO”, it states that “In the last 10-16 years, 1.5 people on average gets killed by captive...
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...amount of squeezable chewable toys and games! This is called the “Pampered Pets Phenomenon”!!! With such a phenomenon occurring all across the world, in many nations, the question that is constantly asked by researchers is “what are the individual factors influencing humans investing in animals as pets?” The pampered pet’s case study highlights that Australia alone spend a total of $4.62 billion annually on pet care products and on associated services. The journal article “Consumers and their Animal Companions” written by Elizabeth C. Hirshman states that the keeping of animals as pets has resulted from a human desire for companionship with other species. She suggests that humans socialise with animals mainly dogs or cats to form a sense of bond and companionship. She states that humans are willing to invest in their pets to gain the satisfaction of being in a closely bonded relationship. Such a theory is evident in the case study “Pampered Pets”, stating owners taking their pet pampering efforts so far to the point where they’ve allowed their pets or so called “buddy’s” to have free roaming rights such as sleeping on their bed or lazing on a couch. So why do we love having animals as companions rather than just pets and why do we spend a “heap” of money on them??? Consumer’s behaviour or choices can be based on individual factors and psychological factors, which is conveyed in the pampered pets phenomenon. Such factors influencing this phenomenon include, lifestyle, personality...
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