Pets are a great asset to a family. They help with so many things and they are so smart. Many people think that having a pet is the worst thing and that they are so expensive and all they do is make messes.

To the people that think that: stop being so negative. Everyone has the right to speak their opinion. But for those who do, we just have to remember that it is only an opinion and it isn't necessarily right or wrong.

Pets are great for many things like being therapeutic. Any kind of pet is a great (and free) listener. They don’t judge you; they just listen, and then afterward, you can be snuggled up by them.

Dogs especially are great because they help with many workers in need, such as police when they help sniff out drugs. Dogs also help people that are blind to guide them where they need to go. They are therapeutic for war veterans who have PTSD or who are just feeling lonely after being home.

Pets may be a lot of work, but they are caring and they can sense when something is wrong. Pets are a lot of work most of the time, but just think of it this way: the pets we have are like children and should be treated like children. So if you hate pets then you hate children. To me, you can’t like one or the other because they should be treated the same and not with abuse.

Children can learn a lot of things from any kind of pet that they have. Some of the things they can learn are responsibilities and helping with motivation. Learning responsibilities at a young age can be very positive for a child. One of them is getting up and feeding the pet, because if you don’t eat, the animal doesn’t eat either.

People who say they hate animals should stop being so negative and start looking at the more positive outlook animals bring to society.