What do you think about treating pets just like human beings? In my opinion, it is wrong to treat animals as if they were the same as us.


　　First of all, the things pets really want are different from what humans think they want. For example, I often see dogs wearing clothes when walking along with their owners. But I don’t think they feel comfortable in man-made clothes because they are already kept warm by their own fur.

　　Second, treating animals like humans may be bad for our health. Some people share everything with their pets, even their food and their beds, but animals may carry viruses and bacteria that humans have no immunity to. Close contact with them could therefore not be good for our health.

　　Finally, if people treat their pets as family members, they tend to go to extremes and spend too much money on them. I once saw a restaurant on TV that serves dogs food and desserts that look exactly the same as those for humans. I think this is overdone.



　　Pets are nice because people can enjoy being with them and be healed by contact with them. In my opinion, however, there should be a clear line between humans and pets. Thank you for your attention.