Havingapetisnomoderninvention,however,itsintrinsicreasonhasmorphedintoonethatshouldbedeploredandabandoned.Intheancientages,Menkeptdogsforhunting,andbredpoultryforfood.Wedidnotkeepexoticanimalswhoservelittlevalueandconsumelargeamountofenergytotakecareof.Asoursocietytoilsonwardsintothefantasticalfuture,ourproductivityincreasedandwehadmoreleisure(althoughthisisarguable),welookedtopetsforcompanyandasanantidoteforourtedium.Butwehavetoaskourselves,isthisreallyworthourefforts?Whyarewekeepingpetswhilewecanspendourtimeonotherproductivethingsthatcanimprovethequalityoflivingofotherhuman-beings?Wecanworktodonatemoneytothird-worldcountriesandendfamineandpandemics.Ifweconsciouslychoosetowasteourtimeonpettypets,aren'twereallypronouncingthatsomehuamnbeingsareworsethananimals?