Show Mans Man's best friend takes from owner Dear Editor How has mans man's best friend taken over America Richard Whiles a white collar worker for American Express who lives on the west side of Salt Lake City and drives an 85 Chevrolet Nova has lost his freedom He has been 4 mastered by his once thought to be best l' l t friend his pet f r Owners buy or receive pets for a number S T of reasons companionship comfort feeling t. t of dominance or control and even health pur- pur puri i poses Americans have an acute interest ink in k t owning pets 60 percent of all households ini in inthe r i the United States own at least one pet x- x t A pet is supposed to provide us with one or more of the benefits of listed above but f rarely does Instead the owner exists to keep the pet amused mused content and healthy Accomplishing Accomplishing Ac- Ac these tasks can require an enormous enor enor- enormous enormous amount of money In 1985 dog and cat rf sales food totalled 51 Sl billion and veterinary care 4 billion x r rt t Even an owners owner's eccentricity is shown in h his pet Boarding kennels are called pet l i hotels and some even feature color television Veterinary care doesn't stop at yearly vaccinations Dogs may have chemotherapy and cats with crooked teeth may have braces Pets also aiso require time from their owners to remain amused content and healthy The average dog usually insists on playing fetch the ball all evening long and can never be fed or patted enough Many studies done done recently show therapeutic and uplifting significance of pets Studies s show that pets improve recovery chances for heart-attack heart victims and ease loneliness on the elderly Ive I've read many of the positive therapeutic studies of pets which range from watching fish and petting lamas I want to know where the studies about the stress caused from mutilated furniture animal hair stains in carpet fleas and other annoyances are The dog has charge over his owner and can shamelessly manipulate him to almost any extreme with innocent sorrowful sorrowful sorrowful sorrow sorrow- ful eyes I believe the once obedient and respectful pet is a thing of the past Ive I've seen owners talk to their pets yell at their pets make kissing kissing kissing kiss kiss- ing noises to their pets and even bribe their pets and still the pet is disobedient There are many negative views of pets that most pet owners will ill agree on However even if they wanted to they could not part themselves themselves themselves them them- selves from the insufferable pets The owner does not own the pet pet pet- t- t the pet owns the owner The is in pet control and knowing a good thing is not about to leave Signed Marty 1 |