Pets

Animals kept by humans for companionship and enjoyment, as opposed to DOMESTIC ANIMALS such as livestock or farm animals, which are kept for economic reasons.

Year introduced: 2011

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Tree Number(s): B01.050.050.116.600

MeSH Unique ID: D057805

Entry Terms:

• Pet
• Companion Animals
• Animal, Companion
• Animals, Companion
• Companion Animal
• Companion Dogs
• Companion Dog
• Dog, Companion
• Dogs, Companion
• Companion Cats
• Cat, Companion
• Cats, Companion
• Companion Cat

Previous Indexing:

• Animals, Domestic (1963-2010)

See Also:

• Human-Animal Bond

All MeSH Categories
Organisms Category
Eukaryota
Animals
Animal Population Groups
Animals, Domestic
Pets