Advantages and Disadvantages of Keeping a Pet For over thousands of years, humans have kept animals such as birds, cats and dogs as their pets. Many people have developed such close relationship with their pets that they treat their pets as members of their family. Some pets protect their owners from threats. This is just one advantage of having a pet. On the other hand, there are some disadvantages such as pets’ being expensive to take care of. Pets are great companions for their owners and share their loneliness. Pets such as dogs follow their owners’ orders and they also like to play with their owners. Even if one is all alone, their pet will always be there for them. Moreover, pets such as dogs make their owners feel secure by protecting them from various threats. For instance, if a dog’s owner is attacked by someone, it will respond by barking or even attacking the attacker. Another advantage of keeping a pet is that homeless animals find themselves a home. Otherwise, ...