Animals are not a gift or a toy. They are a responsibility that can last for years. If you want to give your family or friends an animal, make sure they are prepared for all the implicit care and emotional attachment.
As someone who loves critters, and who takes care of two aquariums, I have been given animals as presents before. This is Zillo, the only survivor of a group of five juvenile salamanders I was given this last Christmas. I love him to death, and I was thrilled when my brother gave them to me. But I have never cared for a salamander before. It is a completely different kind of care and attention then what I give my fish. As a result, four other perfectly healthy salamanders lost their lives.
If you want to give your friends/family an animal, please consider wether they are prepared to take care of it, or even have the financial and mental bandwidth for it. A much more appreciated way to give a pet to someone is to give them the supplies they will need, rather than the animal itself. A pet owner will love this so much more because often the supplies to care for the pet are more difficult to procure than the animal itself. Not only that, but it shows that you were thinking of the person and the animal when you were buying the gift. I guarantee a pet owner will recognize that and be so much happier
And that’s why we give them flowers 🌸🌻🌹 Have a nice and colorful Easter 😊 (But please don’t gift any live animals, thank you) WEBTOON ~ INSTAGRAM