Theoretically any animal can be a house pet, but that would not be very practical. Usually tamed animals are used as house pets only.
Cats, dogs, rabbits, birds, hamsters.
Technically they are domesticated animals that do not live in a human home. However, they can be pets, many people have cattle for pets, some that do not want to kill a cow with physical or reproductive problems, or animals that are used in shows often bond with the owner. These animals may still be used for breeding purposes if they are pets but usually are not slaughtered or sold.
Well, it depends on if your asking as pets, or wild animals. If your asking as pets, well I used too have 1 of my own. As wild animals they were brought to the U.S.
Kittys -Meow-
fathered, usually used with horses, farm animals and pets
they are used for working , lap animals , showing off, but most of all having a friend.
Tortoise are animals and some people used them as pet. If there are used as pets, it is natural to care for them.
Some Facebook users do open an account for there pets, but they are only used by people, animals are just not computer literate!
Animals are used by people in various ways such as for food (meat, dairy), clothing (leather, wool), work (plowing fields, carrying loads), companionship (pets), entertainment (zoos, circuses), and scientific research. It is important to ensure that animals are treated ethically and with respect in all these contexts.
Raccoons are not natives to Japan. If any raccoons are in Japan, they are escaped pets.
Over 15,00 people died in the earthquake and resulting tsunami. The number of animals and pets killed is probably on same order of magnitude with tens of thousands of animals killed. There is no official number for animal causalities in this disaster.In addition to the human rescue teams in Japan a number of animal rescue teams such as one from Animal Welfare (IFAW), which sent an animal disaster response assessment team into the area.