People Who Treat Their Pets Like Human Beings Pay Expensive Toll
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — In the United States alone,
approximately two-thirds of households have at least one pet,
many with even more. And these pets are no longer being
considered simply as animals but rather as true members of the
family. The phrases "puppy sibling" and "four-legged child" now
regularly circulate in conversation, which in turn sheds light
on the "humanization" of pets.  While this concept has come into
existence partly because of the increase in pet adoption rates,
it is mostly because of the way these pets are treated as family
members once they are adopted. The majority of families are no
longer leaving their cats outside overnight or their dogs out in
a separate dog house. Pets are now grabbing the hearts of their
owners in quite a similar manner to what children do, and the
pets in pet families are now viewed, treated, and cared for just
as children are.  MainStreet consulted with both CEO Brad Kriser
and COO Ken Grouf of