It is no secret that today’s society places great value on pets, whose adorable personalities often lure those in need of a friend to either adopt or buy them.
In fact, their fluffy little faces are so irresistible that, in 2012, 36.5 percent of the U.S. population owned dogs and 30.4 percent owned cats.
Sophomore Aliana El Shawa, the owner of nine pets, said, “Pets are really funny and great, so it’s easy to see why they are so popular.”
But how did the relationship between humans and animals start?
