VOCABULARY WORDS FOR UNIT

PET -  A DOMESTICATED ANIMAL KEPT FOR PLEASURE RATHER THAN UTILITY.

DOMESTIC ANIMAL - ANY ANIMAL THAT CAN LIVE AND BREED IN A TAMED CONDITION.

WILD ANIMAL -  AN ANIMAL THAT CANNOT BE DOMESTICATED AND NEEDS TO LIVE IN ITS NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

PET ADOPTION -  TO TAKE LEGAL OWNERSHIP OF A HOMELESS ANIMAL.

ANIMAL SHELTER - PLACE WHERE DOMESTIC ANIMALS ARE KEPT UNTIL GIVEN UP FOR ADOPTION.

FOSTER CARE/HOME - PROVIDES TEMPORARY HOME FOR AN ANIMAL UNTIL A PERMANENT HOME CAN BE FOUND.

PUREBRED - BRED FROM MEMBERS OF A RECOGNIZED BREED, OR KIND WITHOUT MIXTURE OF OTHER BLOOD OVER GENERATIONS.
 

VETERINARIAN - A MEDICAL DOCTOR WHO SPECIALIZES IN CARING FOR ANIMALS.