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    Slice of Life: ‘Have a pet animal to ward off all stress'

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    Slice of Life: ‘Have a pet animal to ward off all stress
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    S John (22), pet seller

    Chennai

    I graduated in Political Science in 2017. Right from my childhood, I dreamt of owning many animals as pets but due to financial problems, I could not buy even one. I used to save my monthly pocket money which my parents provided for buying pets. 

    After completing college, using the money saved, I managed to buy a few pet animals. My intention is not to earn money by selling the pets; I just love to spend time with them. Now I have more than hundreds of pet animals, of more than 20 varieties. 

    While giving away the pet animals, I give some tips on how to take care of them. As money is not the intention, I used to sell the animals for a very low price. Owning a pet animal is a great stress buster. 

    Many youngsters are getting addicted to drugs as means for relieving stress but if they just own a pet animal, they will never touch such stuff in their life. I am planning to start a campaign insisting the younger generation to own a pet animal. 

    My dream is to open a big shop with pet animals surrounding me all over. I have started to save money for that, and hopefully, in a few years’ time, I will achieve it. I wish to tell youngsters to involve themselves in social work and have a pet animal to ward off all their stress.

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