課程內容介紹常見的寵物種類包括貓、狗、兔子、觀賞鳥及熱帶魚等，以及寵物化歷史，概述世界先進國家寵物數量規模、食品、醫療、用具等市場，讓學生有欣賞多元文化之能力；並探討伴侶動物對人類社會所造成的正面影響，例如：醫療上有心理治療、肢體復健，降低血壓等，而寵物對人類社會也會所造成的負面影響，例如：寵物與人之間有共同傳染病或任意在街道排糞尿，甚至人利用狗或鴿子從事競賽，以進行賭博，造成社會不良風氣，亦在探討範圍內。另一方面，透過對寵物行為的介紹，探討人與伴侶動物如何正確相處之道，以解決人與狗之間的衝突，從上述讓學生瞭解寵物與人之間相互關係。
在尊重生命之部分：一、瞭解寵物營養的需要，避免人以主觀的意識提供食物，造成愛之適足以害之。二、給予生活空間，提供適宜的活動，安排散步、登山與旅遊等，以增加生活樂趣，而非傳統的圈繫或關在籠子。三、伴侶動物與人也有相同的生、死、病與老之問題，人對狗應以忠實朋友方式善待之，例如，給予老化之照護，讓其安養天年，並對其生命終點有善後處理，然而民間仍有「死狗放水流，死貓吊樹頭」之風俗，且最近社會新聞有大學生或研究生虐殺動物之事件，屢有所聞，故潛移默化刻不容緩；因此要從重要的礎石上--教育著手，灌輸愛護寵物及保護環境，致力於改善人與寵物之間所產生的社會問題。

The course content introduces common pet species including cats, dogs, rabbits, ornamental birds, tropical fish, etc., as well as the history of petization, and outlines the pet population size, food, medical care, appliances and other markets in advanced countries in the world, allowing students to have the ability to appreciate multiculturalism; and explores the positive impact of companion animals on human society, such as For example, medical treatment includes psychological treatment, physical rehabilitation, lowering blood pressure, etc. Pets can also have a negative impact on human society, such as pets and people sharing common infectious diseases or excreting and urinating in the streets at will, or even people using dogs or pigeons to engage in competitions for gambling, creating negative social habits, which are also within the scope of discussion. On the other hand, through the introduction of pet behavior, it explores how people and companion animals can get along correctly to resolve conflicts between people and dogs. From the above, students can understand the relationship between pets and people.
In terms of respecting life: 1. Understand the nutritional needs of pets and prevent people from providing food with subjective consciousness, which may cause harm to them if they are loved enough. 2. Provide living space, provide appropriate activities, and arrange walking, mountain climbing, and travel to increase the joy of life, instead of traditional pens or cages. 3. Companion animals have the same problems of life, death, illness and old age as humans. People should treat dogs as loyal friends. For example, they should provide aging care, let them live in peace, and deal with the aftermath of their end of life. However, there is still a folk saying of "dead dogs are released into the water, and dead cats are hung on the top of trees." Customs, and recent incidents of animal cruelty and killing by college students or graduate students have been frequently heard in the social news, so it is urgent to be subtle. Therefore, we must start from the important foundation-education, instill love for pets and protect the environment, and strive to improve the social problems that arise between humans and pets.

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The Complete Book of the Dog. 1989. A. O’Nell (Ed.) Chartwell, New Jersey, USA
The Laboratory guinea pig. Terril, 1998. L. A. and D. J. Clemons. CRC press, New York.
The Laboratory Hamster ＆ Gerbil. 1999. Field K. J. and A. M. Sibold. CRC press, New York.
Exotic Animal Care ＆ Management. 2008.V. Judah and K. Nuttall. Thomson Delmar Learing, New York.

The Complete Book of the Cat. 1989. A. O’Nell (Ed.) Chartwell, New Jersey, USA.
The Complete Book of the Dog. 1989. A. O’Nell (Ed.) Chartwell, New Jersey, USA
The Laboratory guinea pig. Terril, 1998. L. A. and D. J. Clemons. CRC press, New York.
The Laboratory Hamster & Gerbil. 1999. Field K. J. and A. M. Sibold. CRC press, New York.
Exotic Animal Care & Management. 2008. V. Judah and K. Nuttall. Thomson Delmar Learing, New York.