Are humans the only species to keep other species as pets?

Walking the dog, Dunwich, Suffolk. Photograph: Chris Lacey/Rex Shutterstock Photograph: Chris Lacey/REX Shutterstock

Are humans the only species to keep other species as pets, purely for the owner’s pleasure, rather than out of any necessity?

Clare Dunkley, Finchley, London

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