We're less active as a society in general, and that goes for our pets too. This has made health issues for pets become more important.

This is an emotional category in the sense that people won't hold back spending on their pets because the economy is doing badly, ... Pets are an important part of the family and people like to indulge them.

According to research, people who live with animals have decreased anxiety and lower blood pressure. They have lower cholesterol. They are more relaxed and less stressed and are, overall, in better health. Unless of course you have a dog who pees uncontrollably wherever it wishes or eats your furniture to shreds.

Do you have a pet?'
Eugenia shook her head. 'I don't know very much about animals.'
'There's nothing much to know. You feed them; they love you.

We run a yearly free rabies clinic for those who can't afford to get their pets inoculated,

Most of these (pit bulls) you are banning (are) loving family pets.