Eileen Brady D. V. M's Muzzled

Why do we have and take care of our pets? We all know the cute puppy face pulls us in, but pet care is more than the cuteness factor. Some people have a true love for pets. Whether it is their pet or anothers. Some have even dedicated their lives to animals; these people are veterinarians. Eileen Brady D.V.M, a veterinarian for over twenty years shows love for animals in her novel, Muzzled.

Now we know people love their pets, the real question is why. Why do we have and care for pets? Brulliard writes the article, “Why do we love pets? An expert explains”, and explains how pets represent a person as happier or more reliable. Hogenboom also explains in “Why do we love our pets so much”, and continues the point of pet care being a cultural

Eileen Brady, Karin Brulliard and Melissa Hogenboom all have different occupations, yet it is clear they all share a common love for pets. Eileen Brady, a certified pet lover also known as a veterinarian, shows her love for animals in her novel. Brady shows through stories how a love for animals comes naturally. As a veterinarian, who owns and operates a cat sanctuary, Brady cares and and loves these animals for nothing in return.

Brady also indirectly characterizes the pet owners and lovers are more responsible and more credible people. She explains through pet owning characters seen as more trustworthy and caring when the characters bring their animals to the veterinarian clinic for medical help. In addition to Eileen Brady, Melissa Hogenboom and Karin Brulliard also emphasize how pet owners are often seen as caring, credible and overall more trustworthy people.

Another point both Hogenboom and Brulliard mention is the more scientific reason to why people love pets. Humans need interaction. We need interaction to provide us with some sort of happiness or feeling in general. These authors show when people have positive interactions with animals the body releases endorphins leaving people with happy feelings. Therefore, not only do pet lovers love their pets because of the cuteness factor or to produce the illusion of being a better person; but because scientifically pets can generate

Loving a pet can often time be a stressful time. Owning a pet can be expensive with procedures, food and medication. Or some simply hate pets because of one negative interaction they’ve had at a time in their life. Although these are valid reasons to not own a pet, being a pet lover, despite the cons, has copious pros to it.

Brulliard, Hogenboom and Brady all deduce how being a pet hater one may automatically receive the perception of being untrustworthy or slightly depressed. Brulliard and Hogenboom both agree on the issue: pet haters are seen as less credible people as well as less responsible. Hogenboom also elaborates how pet haters are seen as less economically wealthy than a pet lover. Brulliard also bring up the problem of when people who dislike animals do not have a connection to nature in their homes; in turn, causing them to be less likely to conserve and help the environment.

Furthermore, Brady shows what a pet hater is like through the character Pippi. Pippi reveals her impetus to selling her parents prized dogs was because she hates animals. Yet, later in the novel more is revealed; Pippi had multiple run ins with the law as well as being in great dept. Over all Pippi is characterized as a simply sad person in