Sentence examples for affection for pets from inspiring English sources
In his introduction to "Animal Liberation," for example, Dr. Singer lets readers know he is not arguing out of any special affection for pets.
According to domestic animal researcher John Bradshaw, "Recent studies have shown that affection for pets goes hand-in-hand with concern for the natural world... Pets may help us to reconnect with the world of nature from which we evolved".
But reflecting the partisan divides that overshadowed those accomplishments, he promptly criticized Congress, citing a sluggish pace of work, refusal to adopt other pieces of legislation important to the White House and its affection for pet spending projects known as earmarks.
A cynic about such ecstasy might respond with another example here: the 18th-century British statesman Horace Walpole, who, it is pointed out, may have "felt more affection for his pets than for many of his friends".
Undoubtedly, I'm influenced by my personal affinity toward all animals and affection for my pets - I see in them a spirit that goes beyond a merely aimless, instinctive being.
—Words with Cameron Cuchulainn.
There is sex, desire and jealousy enough in the Lesbia poems, but Counting the Stars coyly shuts the bedroom door and instead tells us about Clodia's make-up routine and her tiresome affection for her pet sparrow.
Can you describe the difference between a farmer's feelings for his animals and the affection people have for pets?
She has a particular affection for puns.
And in addition to pinpointing those personality differences, the researchers uncovered something surprising about pet owners' affection for their companion animals.
"The fact that higher levels of neuroticism are associated with affection and anxious attachment suggests that people who score higher on that dimension may have high levels of affection and dependence on their pets, which may be a good thing for pets," Mikel Delgado, a doctoral student in psychology at UC Berkeley who led the research, said in a written statement.
