If you buy a pet from a pet store, it’s likely that puppy and kitten mills will benefit. These are places that produce baby animals just like products. The parents are usually kept in small cages and made to produce as many babies as possible. What’s more, pets from pet stores are usually much more expensive than adopted ones. The former may cost tens of thousands of Taiwanese dollars depending on the breed, while the latter can cost just a few hundred. Do the right thing and adopt your next pet.
如果你从宠物店买宠物，可能获利的便是幼犬及幼猫繁殖场。这些地方繁殖动物宝宝就像做产品一样。父母通常被放在狭小的笼子内，且被迫尽可能地生越多的宝宝。尤有甚者，宠物店的宠物通常比领养的要贵得多。前者根据不同品种可能会要价上万台币，而后者只需几百块。做正确的决定，然后领养你的下一只宠物吧。
生活必备字词：
benefit vi. 获益
produce vt. 生产
cage n. 笼子
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