Why Do People Have Pets?

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68% of American families have a pet friend living with them. But why did humans start domesticating animals as pets and not livestock?

Written and Hosted By: Danielle Bainbridge
Graphics By: Noelle Smith
Edited By: Mike Petrow
Fact Check: Sarah Edwards
Produced By: Kornhaber Brown (www.kornhaberbrown.com)

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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/ask-smithsonian-when-did-people-start-keeping-pets-180960616/
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https://www.petfoodinstitute.org/pet-food-matters/nutrition-2/history-of-pet-food/
http://www.petbusiness.com/A-Short-History-of-the-Pet-Industry/

Videos from “Your Brain on Blank::
Your Brain on Kittens https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bGtR_X3lYI
Your Brain on Puppies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9IuuRPPY80
It’s Okay to Be Smart:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tggdERc8E6Y
SciShow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53Jb7Y6eUUU

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