So in my time roaming around the internet I have come across a few different articles about why people keep pets, and why so many end up in the shelter after a year or so.
I know about rabbits and ducks around Easter, Parents get them when they are babies for their kids because they are cute, then they grow up and they end up being more work than the parents anticipated and how it's the same as with dogs or cats. But, I never really thought about the reason they got the dog or cat in the first place, aside from the obvious one, the kids wanted it.
But I never really thought about the fact that some people get them and specific breeds for status, financially, I guess and(as one article said) How much 'lifestyle value' they add to the house. Have you thought about this? What are your thoughts about this?
Overall I guess I should have thought about it already, being that so many people carry tiny chihuahuas in their little bags as a fashion accessory..
