You have read a story 'The Bond of Love' in the class IX textbook, Beehive. In this story, the author talks about a sloth bear that his wife kept as a pet. The sloth bear was sent to the Zoo when it became too big to be kept at home. Now, discuss in a group of four, the following points, list views, and then share in the class.
(a) Keeping any big wild animalm, like the sloth bears, at home.
(b) Keeping unusual pets for pleasure
(c ) Using tigers, lions, dancing bears in circus
(d) Making the monkeys dance, cock fighting, bull fighting for amusement

Explanation

A : Can we keept any big wild animal, like the sloth bears at home?
B : It can be rather dangerous. No one can predict the mood of wild animals.
C : The author of the story .The Bond of Love. keeps an unusual pet, a sloth bear for pleasure.
D : I think the zoo is the best place for such animals.
A : I hate using tigers, lions and dancing bears in circus.
B : Torturing animals for entertainment must be banned.
C : Making the monkeys dance, cock-fighting, bull fighting is nothing but entertaining human beings at the cost of helpless animals.
D : Let animals live in peace. Humans have no right to use them for their fun and entertainment.