Jojo Moyes

For every book that I write... I develop a history for each person and make sure they are well rounded and flawed. You have to know everything about them from their shoe size, to where they went to school, to what their first pet was, to what they like to eat, to what they want out of life.

British Journalist

Glenn Howerton

One of my biggest pet peeves is that I just don't like it when characters do things that are funny to the writer, but you don't know why they're doing it and it doesn't make any sense.

American Actor

Zak Bagans

I have realized that when you rescue your pet from a shelter, it is the most amazing feeling in the world how this animal changes your life by giving it a better one.

American Author

Steven Wright

When I was 16... I worked in a pet store. And they fired me because... they had three snakes in there, and one day I braided them.

American Comedian

James Holzhauer

Getting onto 'Jeopardy!' was a pet project my whole life, so it was something I was willing to work really hard on.

American Celebrity

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

One of my big pet peeves is single-use plastic bags. I think it's one of the stupidest ideas in the world.

American Scientist

Patty Jenkins

I have a real pet peeve for women who play damaged characters but don't look damaged.

American Director

Robert Wagner

Pets have more love and compassion in them than most humans.

Farah Khan

Adopting a pet is like taking the responsibility of a baby.

Indian Director

Nicholas Kristof

The world spends $40 billion a year on pet food.

American Journalist

Having a pet implies responsibility for its care, health, and well-being.

Animal Care

Pets often form strong emotional bonds with their owners.

Emotional Bond

Calling something 'pet' shows personal importance, doesn't imply it's widely accepted.

Personal Importance

A 'pet' choice reflects subjective preference more than objective superiority.

Subjective Preference

A pet as a noun indicates a gentle, loving touch, demonstrating affection.

Affectionate Gesture

Petting animals can have a calming effect on both the pet and the person.

Soothing Effect

Being the 'teacher's pet' suggests receiving more attention or favoritism.

Special Attention

'Teacher's pet' can sometimes be used to tease or criticize someone.

Negative Label

A 'pet peeve' is a small thing that irritates someone more than it might bother others.

Minor Annoyance

 They've seen others that have got these monkeys as pets and they think, Oh, well, I can have a monkey as a pet. What impact does being kept as a pet have on the primate? They can suffer both physically and psychologically. These abnormal behaviours that they have are life long. And is it right that you can even own one in the first place?

Should Primates be Kept...

 by offering cow petting experiences to tourists. JOHN They raise tiger cubs, so that people can pay money and take selfies, so they have to have this constant supply of these little tiny tiger cubs between one and four months. So there's just this huge breeding operation, but the key thing here is that after the cubs are about

Joe Exotic and the Tiger...

 How do the animals all around us experience pain? It's important that we find out. We keep animals as pets, they enrich our environment, we farm many species for food, and we use them in experiments to advance science and human health. Animals are clearly important to us,

How do animals...

 spaces are devilishly complex environments they come complete with cracks in the pavement with obstacles like lampposts and fire hydrants and so forth and of course they're animated by other moving agents whether it's pedestrians or pets or the like given that the world

Meet Gita, the robot...

 So I think yeah, that's a huge struggle and basically, yeah, that's the biggest one is just finding good vets. What do you think influences the choices of people's favourite reptiles to have as pets? I definitely think that social media does contribute to that, but then

The Reality Behind...

 I came up with the idea of putting infrared cameras on drones to find wild animals, As well as rescue people's pets. For a natural disaster. I feel using drones is the most effective way at rescuing animals because of the fact that. You can just cover such a large area.

How Drones Are Helping...

 Have respect for them, but no, they cannot be tamed. They are extremely dangerous animals. They're not a pet that you can take home. They are a wild animal whose instincts are always going to come out.

Lion vs Tiger - Who...

 third was cherished pet is equally playful the common parakeet better known as the budgerigar is hardwired to seek out company a mirror provides a temporary companion he doesn't see it as

Budgie Talks To Owner To...

 I wanted to be a paleontologist, a dinosaur paleontologist, and I wanted to have a pet dinosaur. And so that's what I've been striving for all of my life. I was very fortunate

Building a dinosaur from...

 It's a sad fact, but as far as alligators are concerned, we humans do just about everything to encourage trouble. Have them as pets in our homes, feed wild ones