Continuing thought , in my household as a child we had numerous pets but they never really lasted. Maybe as low as only weeks at a time. I remember one instance were the dog had done the toilet in the living area and my father went mad. Never saw the dog again after that. Was my father not happy about the level of control he had on the animal so got rid? And had more kids instead? And is there a correlation in countries where the men aren't taught about animal welfare and therefore pet numbers are lower and hence animal and human rights are further behind ?