In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses, etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these 1 and have them as their good friends. Before they 2 them in their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections（注射）so that they won't carry diseases They have special animal food stores, 3 they can get animal food in almost every kind of stores. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal 4.
When you visit people's houses, they will be very glad to show you their pets and they are very 5 of them. You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and 6 is allowed to kill any animal in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you kill an animal, you will be punished. If an animal happens to get run over by a car, people will be very 7 about it.
People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be: their family ties are not as close as ours. When children grow up, they 8 their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely. But pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.
