A pet or pet is a pet that is not forced to work, nor is it used for food purposes.

The term comes from the French pet mascotte, and this mascoto Latin, meaning "lucky charm", so then applied to humans and animals that brought good fortune.

Are companion animals that are bred and reproduced in order to live with people, for educational, social or leisure, without any gainful activity.

In almost all human societies pets are a very old social phenomenon. In most parts of the world, the dog and cat pet par excellence, with centuries of tradition and selective breeding, but havecarved a niche many species, some with great tradition, such as birds singing, the horses ,goldfish, rabbits, hamsters, etc.