companion animals
Dogs, cats, etc.
Companion animals are pets—animals kept primarily for companionship rather than work, food, or other practical purposes.
The term emphasizes the emotional bond between humans and their animals, appearing most often in veterinary, legal, and animal welfare contexts: The shelter specializes in finding homes for companion animals.
Dogs and cats are the prototypical examples, though the category extends to birds, rabbits, and others kept for company.
- petsDomesticated companion animals
- fur babyPet as family member
- dogsDomesticated barking mammals
- catsSmall domesticated felines
- best friendMost trusted companion
emotional support animal · animal welfare · animal shelter · canine · pet adoption · rabbits · domestication · guinea pigs · hamsters · birds · reptiles · exotic pets · ferrets · turtles · veterinary care · vet visit · therapy dogs · equine therapy
- domesticated animalscow, dogs, pig, cats, horses
- animals and humanspets, cats, dogs, pet ownership, domestication
- pet lifepets, dog owner, cat owner, fur baby, pet ownership
- personificationpersonification, anthropomorphism, talking trees, talking toys, animal characters
- animal lawsanimal protection, dog fighting, bullfighting, impoundment, dog warden
- Pet Historydomestication, pet keeping, dog breeds, cat breeds
companion animalslivestock
Domesticated farm animals
farm animals · cattle · poultry · swine · beef cattle
companion animalswild animals
Undomesticated fauna
wildlife · feral animals · wild beasts · game animals · apex predators
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