Animals In The Giver

What would it be like to live in a world with no animals? A example of a world like this would be in The Giver. They do not have animals and do not know about them. Animals should be in the community because they provide comfort, can teach responsibility, and can help people.
The community needs animals for comfort. When someone is sad or angry the can get comfort from their animal. Animals help calm people down which is why they should be in the the community. Even though the community has feelings that are very confined compared to ours, but they could still use a animal to cuddle with. For example when Jonas gained the memory of warfare he was very upset and when he watched the release of the twins he was upset, so during these times Jonas

could have used a animal for comfort. Also purring from a cat could could have made Jonas feel safe, and it might also help babies sleep more soundly. One time when Lily was angry an animal could have calmed her down.
Responsibility is not learned in the community until you are old enough to do volunteer hours. If they had animals children could learn to be responsible at an earlier age. For example they could walk, feed, and bathe the animals. Some of these like feeding and bathing can also teach them how to take of people. This teaches responsibility by showing how to care for someone and it needs to be done right. It also may teach them that you need to be on time. For example they may schedule exact times to feed, walk, and bathe their animals.
If there were animals in the community people would have an easier time. For example when Caleb fell in the river no one was around; however, a dog might have saved him or alerted other people. Also when there was a heavy cart that needed to be move they could have an animal could pull it. Another example of how animals would be helpful is when someone is missing they could use a dog to find them. For example when Jonas and Gabe were missing thermal technology could not find them, but if they had a dog with them they might have found them.
To live in in a world without animals would be terrible. The community needs animals, because of all their benefits. The main benefits are comfort, responsibility, and help. We are so use to having animals with us we never think about what it would be like with out them.