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Pets do not significantly benefit the emotional health of owners with severe mental illness, study shows (phys.org)
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Paper: https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/hai.2023.0027

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I'm really glad it helped. It's a fairly big coin toss, to choose such a needy animal, and it's the biggest reason I refuse to own one. I'm a lot better around them now than I was as a kid and it would force me outside, but I don't think I could handle that kind of energy every day, multiple times a day, and no dog deserves the level of neglect it might turn into.