--- title: Caring for a pet: needs, dangers and responsibility — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Caring for a pet: needs, dangers and responsibility», a lesson of the biology course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: When a family brings a dog home from a rescue centre, everyone is excited, but the dog is now counting on them every s --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/) / Caring for a pet: needs, dangers and r… # Caring for a pet: needs, dangers and responsibility Lesson 225 of the biology course of Mova's primary school: 17 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/biology/225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility/0/) — When a family brings a dog home from a rescue centre, everyone is excited, but the dog is now counting on them every single day for years, not only while it is new and fun. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility/1/) — Every pet has five needs: a good home, the right food and fresh water, the chance to behave like its kind, company or the right to live alone if that suits it, and protection from pain and illness. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility/2/) — Some of our everyday foods and plants are dangerous to pets: chocolate to dogs, grapes and raisins to dogs, and lilies to cats, where even a little pollen licked off the fur can harm the kidneys. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility/3/) — A tiny microchip under the skin helps a lost pet get back home, walks and play keep it fit and happy, and a clean cage keeps it from getting ill. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility/4/) — That is why people say a pet is for life, not just for Christmas: a cute puppy becomes a big dog that needs walks, food and love for ten years or more. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility/5/) — Rescue centres care for animals that are lost or given up, and these animals need new homes. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility/6/) — Every pet has five welfare needs: a suitable home, the right food and water, to behave normally, company or the right to be alone, and protection from pain and illness. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility/7/) — Pets need proper food made for their kind; rich human food, like a cat eating lasagne, can make them ill. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility/8/) — Chocolate is poisonous to dogs, because it contains a chemical that dogs cannot break down well. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility/9/) — Lilies are very poisonous to cats; even pollen licked off their fur can damage the kidneys. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility/10/) — Grapes and raisins can damage dogs' kidneys, so dropped grapes should be picked up at once. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility/11/) — A microchip is a tiny chip under a pet's skin that holds a number linked to the owner, so a lost pet can be returned. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility/12/) — Cages and hutches need cleaning regularly; dirty bedding left for a month causes smells and illness. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility/14/) — Dogs need exercise every day; walks keep them fit and happy. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility/15/) — Play keeps pets happy; hunting games with toys keep a cat's mind busy. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility/16/) — A pet is for life: a puppy given as a Christmas present grows up and needs many years of care. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/225-caring-for-a-pet-needs-dangers-and-responsibility/17/) — If you think a pet has eaten something poisonous, tell an adult at once so they can call a vet. - ← previous: [Raccoons, opossums and skunks](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/224-raccoons-opossums-and-skunks/) - next →: [Kindness to wild animals](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/226-kindness-to-wild-animals/) - ↑ back to [Biology](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/)