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Why do we call them "pets"?
Is it because we pet them?
I don't get it... :-(
7 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
personally i don't call them pets they are family!! like my two ferrets they are my other two kids. or my horse another kid and the ferret i'm house sitting for a good friend of mineand my husbands he is our nephew pet is a dirty word
- flip4449Lv 51 decade ago
Man's vanity. That's the only reason for pets. So, man can pretend to control something. As a person, How would you like to be a pet? Now think about for a sec. Like getting neutered.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
People Eat Them
- Anonymous1 decade ago
because we pet them
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- MaggieLv 51 decade ago
It's because they love us and we love them also. They are almost like children.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
To make people ask quesitons
