Many people like animals and take them as their pets, so pet hospitals are usually very busy. Kind persons who love animals are needed to help in busy animal hospitals. Those vets (-兽医) will teach them how to take care of the animals.
Scientists think that pets will probably be much smaller because people in the future will live in much smaller space. Scientists are now working on making very small farm animals. The same thing might be done to make small cats and dogs.
It's said that some day you might own a panther (豹) as a pet. Some scientists believe that they might have to start turning wild animals into pets, since this might be the only way to save them from dying out.
What about a robot for a pet? This may sound silly, buy it could become true. Robot dogs have been made to sell. They are like real dogs. These pets might become more and more popular in the future.
Lots of people miss their pets while they are on hoilday. One hotel in Minnesota has solved this problem. They lend cats to their guests. Many experts ( 专家) believe this idea will become more and more popular. It is very possible that in the future you will be able to order a pet, as well as room service, at a hotel.