Reply #17: For some animals, a vet clinic IS a real home. I had my grandparents' cat

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at my clinic as a mascot for the last 10 1/2 of her nearly 19 years. She was happy as a clam. She had way more interaction with people than my cats at home did.

A dog needs a lot of human interaction and a vet clinic can be a great place to get it. Plenty of vets have canine mascots, though not generally for the decade I had that particular cat.

A ZOO, OTOH, particularly where an animal is on display to generate income for anyone (person or nonprofit or for profit corporation) just seems wrong to me.