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                          That is interesting!                              smile. British pet owners spend around 3.5 billion pounds a year on pet
 It is possible to use the personal pronouns he/she when talking            care and products. In the last five years, the amount spent on pet food,
 about pets. You can use                                                    toys and vet bills has risen by almost 25%.
 them when you treat your pet as a member of your family. Here are                 There are some pet owners who spend thousands of pounds on
 some examples:                                                             medical care to keep their sick pets alive. Pets can even have their teeth
 I have got a pet. She is a cat. Her name is Fluffy.                        cleaned and special pet contact lenses prescribed. Recently, it has
 I’ve got a dog. His name is Snoopy.                                        become legal to use organ transplants to treat serious pet illnesses,
                                                                            such as kidney failure.
                                                                                   However, it has not yet been decided on the source of donor
    8) It is not a secret that British people love pets to bits and would   organs. In America, organ transplants for pets have been allowed for a
       do anything to make their life enjoyable. But just how far does      long time. Normally, owners of pets receiving the organs are expected
       this love go? Do you know the answer?                                to adopt the donor animal, usually a stray animal, and care for both.
                                                                                   There are a number of pet accessories available to pets and their
7.2. Pre-reading task.                                                      owners. Special flashing collars for walking at night, water-resistant
       Now, read the text “Just how much do they love their pets?”          dog jackets, car ramps for old or overweight dogs - you name it, they
       While reading fill in the vocabulary table. Then compare you         have got it! There are also special accessories designed to keep your
tables in the class.                                                        pet fit, such as treadmills for dogs to exercise indoors or orthopaedic
                                                                            beds for dogs that suffer from a bad back. There is even a special pet
       to love smb. to                                                      hotel in Newcastle upon Tyne that offers cats and dogs an opportunity
       bits
                                                                            to exercise in the indoor gym, relax in the Jacuzzi or watch videos of
                                                                            their owners on personal TV and video sets.
                                Key vocabulary
                                                                                   Unfortunately, in spite of Britain's reputation as pet lovers,
                                                                            animal abuse and cruelty still happen. There are a number of
                                                                            organisations that protect animals in Britain, but the most important is
                                                                            the RSPCA – the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
                                                                            Animals. The word 'Royal' indicates that the Society is under special
                                                                            patronage of the Queen. Compare this to the National Society for the
7.3. Reading.                                                               Prevention of Cruelty to Children and you will get a quick taste of how
                                                                            serious the British are about animal welfare.
                         A Nation of Animal Lovers:
                                                                                   Although all pets are entitled to love and devotion from their
Do you have a pet? It is no secret that British people love their pets      owners, there are some pets that deserve good treatment and care more
to bits and would do anything to make their life enjoyable. But just        than others. These are assistance dogs. Endal, an assistance dog owned
how far does this love go? The answer is QUITE far.                         by a Gulf-war veteran Allen Parton, who is confined to a wheel-chair
       As you walk anywhere in Britain, you are greeted by hundreds         after suffering a serious head injury, has even won a number of awards
of literally smiling cat faces, which makes you think that the Cheshire     recognising the dog's achievements in helping people. Endal can use
cat in Alice in Wonderland might not have been a mere product of            cashpoint machines, buy bus tickets and do the shopping.
Lewis Carroll's imagination. Well, British cats have every reason to

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