Agriculture Reference
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Keeping Animals Happy and Healthy
Whether you are raising animals as a fun hobby, for personal consumption, as pets, or as your
livelihood, if you are keeping animals, then it is up to you to make sure they are happy and
healthy. Happy, healthy animals will be easier to care for, cause you less worry, and grow bet-
ter. They will produce more milk and fiber. In every way, it is in your best interests to take the
best possible care of your animals. In addition, when you take good care of your animals you
will have the pleasure of knowing you are providing the kind of care for them that they de-
serve.
Humans have been raising and caring for domestic farm animals for more than 10,000 years.
When you keep your animals happy and healthy, you become part of a tradition that goes back
millennia. You and your animals share a special bond. Your animals can make you happy and
healthy, too.