In Canada you can find dogs,cats,horses and so on,in almost every family.These are their pets.People love these pets and pets are their good friends.Before they keep them at their houses,they take them to animal hospitals to give them needles（针）so that they won't carry diseases（疾病）.They have special animal food stores,though（尽管）they can get animal food in almost every store.Some people spend about two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food.
When you visit people's homes,they would be very glad to show you their pets.You will also find almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden.All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal.They are free to come and go and nobody can kill（杀死）any animals in Canada.They have a law（法律）against killing wild animals.If you killed an animal,you would be punished（处罚）.If an animal happened to get run over by a car,people would be very sad about it.
People in Canada have many reasons to like animals.One of them is：When children grow up,they leave their parents and start their own work and life.Then their parents will feel lonely（孤单），but pets can help them.They can be good friends and never leave the old alone.



How much do people in Canada spend on animal food every month？ ______

What do people in Canada do to protect（保护）animals？ ______

Do you think it is good to keep pets？Why or why not？ ______