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PetsThere? are diffe?rent ideas? about? pets in diffe?rent parts? of the world?. In most cultu?res, anima?ls have an infer?ior posit?ion to human? being?s. In most insta?nces, howev?er, peopl?e treat? their? pets like membe?rs of their? famil?ies, or perha?ps bette?r. In the Unite?d State?s, and Europ?e, where? pets are very popul?ar, there? are speci?al shops? that sell jewel?ry, cloth?ing, and gourm?et () food for cats and dogs. There? are shops? on fashi?onabl?e stree?ts in New York City, for examp?le, that sell gold and diamo?nd colla?rs, fur jacke?ts, hats and mitte?ns for pets.In many count?ries of the world?, there? is speci?al food for pets. It is commo?n for super?marke?ts in many place?s to sell cat food and dog food. Howev?er, in Nice, Franc?e, there? is a speci?al resta?urant? for dogs. Dogs are the only custo?mers. There? is seati?ng for 20 of them.On the menu, there? are varie?ties of speci?al gourm?et dishe?s for dogs to choos?e from. There? is a sausa?ge dish, a turke?y dish, and a pasta? dish, among? other?s. For desse?rt, there? is a varie?ty of Frenc?h chees?es and, of cours?e, dog biscu?its.In the U.S., there? is a very rich cat who can affor?d to go to any resta?urant? he choos?es. His name is Kitty? Cat. Kitty? Cat inher?ited 100,000 dolla?rs when his owner? died. In addit?ion, the owner? left Kitty? Cat a beaut?iful mansi?on to live in. There? is a perso?n who comes? to the mansi?on every? day to feed and take care of Kitty? Cat.Of cours?e, in most parts? of the world?, pets dont live in such wealt?h and luxur?y. There? is a more pract?ical and funct?ional? attit?ude towar?ds pets. Peopl?e own cats and dogs becau?se they keep away mice and other? unwan?ted anima?ls. Certa?inly, owner?s gener?ally have their? affec?tiona?te feeli?ngs for their? pets. Howev?er, they do not see them as equal? to famil?y membe?rs. In most place?s in the world?, there? isnt any speci?al cloth?ing, or jewel?ry, or gourm?et food for anima?ls. There? arent speci?al re