RAMI GABRIEL: There are 900 million dogs and 700 million cats (both owned and feral) worldwide. According to a 2018 study, half of U.S. households own an animal, while the number of pets in China has grown to 251 million. The global pet market is worth 260 billion dollars, more than the solar and wind … Continue reading The Culture of Domestication: Why do we have ‘pets’?