Having a new companion to shower with love and affection is great, but it comes at a cost. Not only do pets have an impact on your bank account, but they also require you to be responsible and deliver a high standard of care.

Think about what it takes to look after a pet and whether you can make that commitment.

1. Time

Some pets will take up more of your time than others. Dogs, for example, like to be shown attention and need to be taken out for walks at least once a day. If you are considering getting a puppy, then you must remember that you will need to train it. This can be a frustrating task as it requires you to be patient. If it is proving too difficult to train your dog on your own, you will need to think about getting the help of a professional dog trainer.

If you are considering a more extravagant pet, such as a horse, you will need to dedicate a lot of time to it. Grooming, cleaning out stables, and exercise are just a few of the time-consuming tasks such a large animal needs from its owner. If it isn’t time spent training or exercising your animal, there is time spent taking it to vet appointments for check-ups or when your pet is sick.

2. Cost

Speaking of vets, those visits to the animal doctor can end up costing you a lot of money. Medicinal or physical treatments for your pet do not come cheap; therefore, you need to think about your financial situation before you get one. Pet insurance can be helpful for these bills, so make sure that is in place if you do get one.

Although insurance is another expense to add to the list. It is also worth noting that some vets, like heartandpaw.com, offer other services as well.  These will still cost you but having all these things in one place might be easier. Feeding your pet is, which might require several feedings, is another expense.

Then there is also the need for a bed for your pet to sleep in or a tank for it to live in. Then there are extra items such as toys, leads, collars, and so forth. Of course, prices for these things will vary, some brands are much more affordable than others. Nonetheless, they are all additional expenses to you when you become a pet owner.

3. Space

It doesn’t matter if you’re getting a larger animal such as a dog or a little goldfish. You will need enough room so that you and your pet can share the living space comfortably. Whether that means enough room for a dog or cat bed, or the space to set up a fish-tank. It’s not fair to expect a pet to live in a cramped, claustrophobic space – especially if they are animals who like to roam.

These are just three things to think about before getting a pet. Always do some research first before committing to such a big responsibility.

China has been in the talk because of the widespread Corona Virus which has taken the lives of many people until now. Now, we will talk about some other strange trends that have been observed in China and that are keeping the live animals like fish, turtles and other amphibians in small oxygen bags in trinkets. They are sold for $1.50 in China. I mean how shameless this is. After hearing this news, Animal rights activists in China are upset by keeping these animals as keepsakes on their key chains.

These animals live inside a plastic bag which contains enough water and oxygen content

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Thank god to those little plastic bags with water and enough oxygen that is keeping these tiny animals alive. But at the same time, it also feels bad as these tiny creatures are trapped in a tiny prison for the amusement of its owner.

Animals are sold for as low as $1.50

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The animals survive only for a short amount of time in their tiny prison. If the owner wants their pet to survive more, they cut out the plastic. Unfortunately, not everyone does so to save them. Some people simply let them die and then throw them away. And you know how much do they cost? Only $1.50. These tiny trinkets are sold outside of train and subway stations.

Qin Xiaona, the director of the NGO Capital Animal Welfare Association said that these key chains were still legal because only wild animals are protected in China and these animals do not fall in that category.

“China only has a Wild Animal Protection Law. If the animals are not wild animals they fall outside the law’s scope,” Qin said.

A petition has been signed by many supporters to save these tiny animals

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Many people have also signed a petition to bring this cruelty to an end. The petition has reached over 1 million supporters.

According to some sources, such as PETA, insists that these products were seen in 2008 when the trinkets were sold to tourists who came to watch the Olympic Games.

No doubt, development of any kind is important for every state, but not more than preserving our natural wild-life. Well, Jharkhand is the best example and is gives lessons to other states. Jharkhand has stepped down its decision to not to build the Dhalbhumgarh airport to save forests and animals. What a great decision the state has made. Their decision was welcomed and applauded by everyone.

We all know that the elephant’s habit has been regularly threatened by developmental projects like this during the past.

Just in: Jharkhand Puts Off Building Airport To Save Vital Elephant Corridor: Mayank Aggarwal, Mongabay-India Barcroft Media via Getty ImagesRepresentative image. A proposal for an airport in Jharkhand has been pushed back with concerns over disturbing… https://t.co/YfX97TsVpg pic.twitter.com/tG0arrN2u2

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To build this airport, it would need nearly 100 hectares of land from forests in Jharkhand that serve as a corridor for elephants migrating between Jharkhand and the neighboring state of West Bengal.

The proposal for building the airport has put on hold for now.

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An expert panel of the Indian Government’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) said that if they go ahead, it could lead to an increase in the human-elephant conflict in the area. Furthermore, it has sought information for reconsidering the proposal.

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According to the Huffington report, the total land need to construct airport was 97.166 hectares, out of which, 96.761 hectares is reserved forest land. There were 79,322 trees sought in the forest area and the estimated cost for the development of the airport was about Rs. 100 crores.

Well, this initiative taken by Jharkhand was applauded by the Twitteratis.

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Have a look at what they have to say about this.

Brilliant! Jharkhand 🙌 https://t.co/Y3FFAbtqi9

— Mukta Ghosh (@mukta_ghosh) January 21, 2020

Yay! 1 for the 🐘 🐘 🐘

— #BanGlueTraps! 🌹 (@Gay_Global_News) January 20, 2020

https://t.co/UozuVpAus3 Thanks. @JharkhandCMO Please also shut down all the illegal mining activity and restore the magnificent Forests and Wildlife Reserves that your state has been blessed with by Nature. Many thanks.

— Mona Ambegaonkar (@MonaAmbegaonkar) January 22, 2020

Kudos to Jharkhand Government for taking this step.
One must realise the importance of balancing Modernisation with Nature.
Ecological balance must be maintained.

— Shahab Jafri (@ShahabJafri55) January 22, 2020

Good news, yes. I believe they can do better for their National heritage animal. Airports can be upgraded already w/o destroying forest for wildlife. There is conflict w humans now. They are hit by trains, electrocuted etc. This only adds fuel to fire. Save people and wildlife.

— Rite chz angr Az (@ChzAz) January 19, 2020

I think this is the best decision ever taken by the ministry towards environmental resolution and we really hope it isn’t the last good decision concerning the environment and wildlife in India. Long way to go Jharkhand, I hope other states also follow such kind of things. What do you think?