did you know that india has one of the most comprehensive set of animal protection laws in the world despite this most of us have at least once been witness to animal abuse bringing home a pet is a huge commitment and one that everyone at home must be ready for its commonplace for parents to give into their kids demands and later realize that they are unable to care for the pet many end up abandoning them on the roads or worse keep them on a leash throughout the day i see so many people who get pet dogs because they think its some kind of status symbol and not because they have genuine affection for the animal when a pup is brought home there is so much excitement and happiness but a few months later when the puppy begins to grow it is relegated to a corner of the house where it is tied up and beaten if it misbehaves or so much as lets out a bark essentially this poor animal is punished for being itself says shonali mani an assistant editor at a production firmlet them live an animals life when pets are not given the kind of care they require their attitudes tend to change and they can become temperamental and aggressive owners who are unable to handle this change end up abandoning their pets nothing is more cruel than being ripped away from your family and left in an unknown environment unlike street animals pets do not know how to fend for and protect themselves over 90 people are not kind to animals once the novelty of having a pet wears off people abandon them on the streets over 60 of these animals die this is why i think that animals must not be allowed to be kept as pets they should be let free in their natural habitat where they can interact with others of their kind says animal rights fund trustee dilip bafna although the prevention of cruelty to animals act has been in force since 1960 dilip feels that it is toothless and does not do much in way of preventing abuse with fines as low as 10 nothing seems to be on the animals side human beings are the stronger animals therefore we are a threat to animals and not the other way around my advice would be to first get an experience of what it is like to have a pet before bringing it to your house says actress aindrita ray who owns a dog herselfneeds of pets are different from that of humans when you bring an animal into your home it depends on you for more than just food pets really are a part of your family and deserve your love and care but at the same time one must be aware that the needs of an animal are different from that of humans your pet needs space to run around and requires that you pay adequate