In America, when people say "man's best friend", they don't mean another person. Instead, they are talking {#blank#}1{#/blank#} a lovely animal--dog!

These words show the friendship {#blank#}2{#/blank#} people and animals. Dogs and {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (others) pets can give joy to people's lives. Some people think of their pets as their children. Some people even leave all their money to their pets {#blank#}4{#/blank#}they die!

    Animals can help people too. Dogs can {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (teach) to be the "eyes" of a blind person or the "ears" of a deaf person. Scientists have found {#blank#}6{#/blank#}pets help people live longer! They make people {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(happy) too.

    Americans hold "Be Kind to Animals Week" in the first week of May.  Pet shows are held during the week. Even if you don't live in America, you can do this too. How? First, think about how animals make your tile richer. If you have a pet, spend more time this week playing with it. Remember {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (give) it delicious food.

    If you don't have a pet, be kind to animals around you. For example, if you see a street dog, just leave it alone, or make {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(friend) with it. If others around you do bad things to animals, try to speak up. As people, we must protect animals that can't speak for {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(they).