The animals help lone people get a true friend or could become one more child for the couples. The animals do not get moody and would not feel offended. That is both their strength and their weakness.
History of Love Your Pet Day
Pets have been a part of human life for millennia, and the popularity of having one is ever-growing. Animals seem to have always been at our side. The wolves lived among humans for centuries, and there’s evidence that humans, cats, and dogs have been together for around 12,000 years.
In the 1600s, keeping toy dog breeds was trending among European royalty. Birds were the pet of choice in Spain among all classes well into the 1960s. We do not know the exact origins of the Love Your Pet Day, but people all over the world began celebrating it in the early 21 century.
Let's celebrate together
Today we are sharing with you some photos of our pets to show appreciation for them. These are the smallest things we can do for them. We hope these photos will make your day better if you were a little off after the working week.
Share with us the photos of your pets and we will post them on our Twitter today. You can send it via Twitter or using the 'general flood' channel on Discord. Also, you can leave a short story of your pet in the comments below: what is his name, where did you get him, how old is he.
Fairy
A few years ago the owners of Fairy throw her out on the streets, where our narrative designer Stas had picked her up.
The cat turned out to be pregnant, but Stas decided to keep her and found people who were happy to take the kittens.
The Fairy has quite the character - it is harder to give her a hug than to complete a full campaign run in Strategic Mind. If she wants you to pet her or give her a hug - she will approach you herself.
Special trait: Hates the vet.
Sakura and Kityk
Our Lead Level Designer Alex saved the cats from the street and made sure they got all the necessary veterinary attention.
The older one - Sakura is memorable to the owners as her birthday coincides with the date when the relations between Alex and his wife had started.
The younger one - Kityk is memorable as well, as one day she had fallen out of the window of the 5th-floor apartment. She had survived the fall somehow, but her jaw and two paws were broken and she was literally between life and death. Despite all of the friends' suggestions that she should be euthanized, Alex and his wife spent 2 months and lots of money to make sure Kityk is rehabilitated. "It was a trial for us that we had to go through together with my wife, and I think it made our relationship even stronger", says Alex.
Here is our cat distracting me from work - Alex.
Alex: After a few years we feel that all our efforts have been paid back tenfold since we feel the love of our pets: they want to be caressed, often get on our lap, and request a hug, and what is most important - are happy when we rub their bellies.
For Alex and his wife, the cats are exactly like children. The couple would not agree with anyone who thinks those are different things and would try to convince him otherwise. :)
Zlata Bonyta
This beautiful creature seemingly made out of plush belongs to the family of our technical artist Danya.
Nora
The hedgehog of our 2D-artist Kate and Level designer Sasha.
Nora loves extreme, not just to eat or to run in the wheel.
Our team wishes you to have a great weekend!
Starni Games team