Animals are our good friends, so we should protect them.
What kind of pet would you like? A lovely rabbit, a cute hamster (仓鼠) or some beautiful fish? Lots of kids love animals and want to keep a pet. But not every family in America can have a pet. So in some countries, such as the US, the UK and Australia, school classes have their own pets.
Keeping a pet is not easy. Fish need clean water and the right food. Rabbits need fresh vegetables and a warm place to live in. It is even not easy to keep a hamster. What would you feed a hamster? How about snakes? Class pets teach kids about the world around them and being responsible is very necessary. Sometimes the pets have babies. It's really exciting, but it also means more animals to look after.
Students take turns to look after the class pets. Every week the pets have new "mum and dad" to look after them. You may want to know what happens to the class pets during school holidays. At the end of the term, the teacher asks a responsible student to keep the pet at his or her home for the holidays.
Keeping a pet is not only fun, but also helps us to know more about animals and love them more.
