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My family in Italy lives in a rural section with small farms. On their farm they would use animals such as chickens as a resource for meat and eggs. They also have cats around the fields which they care about, but they don’t care for them.

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When my mom was young she lived on a farm in the Dominican Republic. On the farm she had cows, goats, donkeys, chickens and pigs. I believe she had a few horses too. She also had a few dogs too. Her family would use the animals for food purposes but kept some as pets. The cows they would use for milk. They would use the chickens to get eggs and meat. After all the animals did a job for them for a while they would end up eating them. That gave my family a love for animals. My mom no longer has the farm but one of her uncles has chickens and turkeys in his backyard and will eat the ones that don't produce eggs anymore. Most of my family down there has dogs and I currently have my own dog who I love so much. I also love horses and I grew up riding horses.

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I've visited my family the Philippines a few times when I was little and I always remember all the stray cats and dogs around the neighborhood. I loved playing with them and feeding them. I did the same thing when I visited family in Colombia, since they also had tons of stray cats and dogs. I'm not sure of any laws or culture but I always liked spending time with those animals.

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Coming from Turkey, my family often regards animals as a source of food. We have pets and love animals, but when it comes to anything like chicken, meat, or fish, it seems as though they are no longer animals. There seems to be a dissociation between pets, wildlife and the farm animals that are here on earth for us to eat and enjoy.

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Throughout the entire country animals are not seen as that important and overall their health and well-being are not prioritized. People will have multiple animals but them actually taking care of them is not something that is often seen. There are people who do love their animals and try to take care of them as much as possible. For example, my mom and I and our neighbors used to take care of basically all the animals in our little community. We would treat sick dogs and cats as best we could. We built kennels for our dogs and at one point our neighbor’s cat gave birth under our bed. We would treat infected wounds and cuts after they would get injured so throughout our neighborhood we were known for taking care of the sick animals.

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Ukraine is very committed to protecting animals. There are many nature and game preserves to protect and reintroduce endangered species into the wild. More laws prohibit people from hunting wildlife, and people are encouraged to hunt only at game preserves, and animals that are not endangered.

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Since there are many wild or stray animals around busy cities and streets, laws are implemented to protect them. For instance, abandoning animals is a strong offense that can land you in prison as well as slaughtering animals anywhere besides a slaughterhouse. As one travels toward the north, stray dogs become less common and one can find monkeys on the side of roads with tall trees and mountains. These monkeys are also protected under the Wildlife Protection Act. Using animals for entertainment such as circuses, animal fighting, and as a sacrifice is all very illegal in India. With the most common religion in India being Hinduism, many animals are honored as they are associated with gods such as monkeys, elephants, tigers, cows, and even rats.

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In Italy animals are seen as food and people don’t think believe in treating them with respect or killing them humanely. My grandma told me that when she was a young child, she went to a butcher in Italy with her mom. When she walked in she watched the butcher chop off a chickens head and it ran all around until it finally died. She didn’t think much of it at the time and they ended up waiting for the butcher to cut it up to give it to them.

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Growing up, my family has always loved and valued animals. We watched nature tv, read a lot of books about them, and went to the Pittsburgh Zoo and aviary regularly. My family used to volunteer at the animal shelter and take care of the pets in need of a home. We have always had pet bunnies in the house and love seeing the squirrels, deer, and other wildlife in our backyard as well.

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My dad is Filipino and spent some time there when he was younger, he himself didn’t have any animals himself but I remember him telling me about how some of his friends had some sort of water Buffalo as a pet, I thought it was odd but he told me it was common over there

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In Italy, Dogs or any other pet must be kept on a leash and the owner must bring a muzzle just in case if they are out in public. They are allowed in common areas though. You are not allowed to have snakes, ferrets, or any other exotic animal as a pet because they aren't considered domestic. Vaccinations, Health cards, and pet indentifications. Clean up after your pet. Fish is a big part of diet in Italy.

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In Italy, Dogs or any other pet must be kept on a leash and the owner must bring a muzzle just in case if they are out in public. They are allowed in common areas though. You are not allowed to have snakes, ferrets, or any other exotic animal as a pet because they aren't considered domestic. Vaccinations, Health cards, and pet indentifications. Clean up after your pet. Fish is a big part of diet in Italy.

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I was born in NJ but my parents are from India. My culture mainly sees animals as a food source, except we don't eat pork. We treat animals with great respect, there are certain ways and laws on how we eat and prepare our meat. When it comes to pets cats are the most common pet to have.

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In South Korea, roosters represent intelligence, patience, trust and bravery. They are considered good omens in Korean culture, and it is said that when they crow, evil spirits are driven away. Thus, they can be found on many historic buildings and paintings as a means to protect against evil spirits.

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My dad is Indian, but I'm only half Indian and was born in NJ. But I know that many Indians see cows as a spiritual icon and don't eat them. My dad is also vegetarian due to his religion. However he also doesn't value animals at all, he hates cats and rodents specifically. He also see animals as disposable and less than, so I don't think animals are considered very valuable in Indian culture. I've had many disagreements with him on this subject as I view animals very differently, and I now have 3 cats and a guinea pig.

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my mom is from peru, i've eaten guinea pig + alpaca on a trip there

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I never had much culture towards animals besides the generic American one. My family’s way of life is that we can eat whatever we please and animals are treated as companions. Dogs are more popular in my family than cats. There’s no real spiritual ties to animals or anything of the sort. It’s more like they’re just living their lives and trying to survive in the wild while those who are our pets/companions are considered an important part of our family.

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My family and neighbors have always loved animals.

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Dogs and cats are the most common companions for most people here.
I had a golden retriever named Rose for 14 years.

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I was born here in New Jersey, but both my parents were born and raised in Egypt. In Egypt, especially 40 years ago, it was commonplace for families to harvest their own food. This would occur on rooftops of apartment buildings: families would breed and raise chickens, pigeons and more. On my father’s side, one of the baby chicks swallowed a nail. They watched that baby chick carefully to see if the nail would pass naturally. In just a couple days, the situation was increasingly clear: the chick would not eat, and it was losing weight rapidly. The nail was not passing through, in fact you could see the bulge of the nail in the poor chicks neck. This baby chick, to my dad’s family, represented a future meal. It is unlikely there was even a nearby veterinarian to handle the medical emergency, and that would definitely have been a negative return on investment. So, what did they do? My grandma, with no formal education, restrained the baby chick, which was easy because the poor thing was fatigued from starvation. My grandfather, who was on his path to becoming a lawyer, got out a blade used for shaving. He boiled a pot of water and used the hot water as a disinfectant for the blade. My grandpa was very methodical in his approach. He cut the skin on the chicken right where the bulge of the nail was, and then made his way through some fat. Then the throat itself was exposed, and he made an incision there. There was a good amount of residual food that had been backed up, and my grandpa cleared it all out, and proceeded to remove the nail. He then used knitting equipment as suture material. He sutured the throat and the skin closed in two separate sutures. Finally, my grandpa went to a local pharmacy, picked up whatever medicine and mixed it in water to serve as an antibiotic for the chick. The chick started eating again, and even made a full recovery! That story hopefully shares some insight on how meaningful animals can be to certain cultures. Some cultures truly depend on animals, and for different reasons!

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My family loves animals, we have always had many pets. My dad grew up on a farm so he saw animals much differently than my mom.

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The Siberian Tiger is strongly associated with Korean culture and identity. It symbolizes strength and power and is also seen as the guardian spirit and protector of Korean people.

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Always had a bunch of animals growing up and spent a lot of time visiting zoos, aquariums, and animal shelters with my family

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Had chickens in our backyard as a child. My grandma was the predominant caretaker. One day, I returned from the YMCA... and had chicken for dinner.

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My Grandparents on my mother's side are immigrants from Ecuador. I still have some family over there that I hope to see one day. It is a reasonable opportunity as well, because my Grandfather goes to Ecuador every other year because he likes it there, I'm scared to go though because that is a really foreign environment to me, especially since I do not speak fluent Spanish and may find communication difficult.

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I grew up in Hillsborough, and my Grandfather had a farm in Montgomery where he had chickens and cows that gave him and my grandmother eggs and milk. They had cats and dogs as farm and house pets. My Grandpa really liked to hunt deer and liked to eat venison. There are not really any spiritual ties to any animals in my family.