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Just having a pet doesn’t help mental health – but pet-owners with secure relationships with their pets are less depressed

  • Written by Brian N. Chin, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Trinity College
imageHow emotionally close you are to your pet is not necessarily a good measure of how your relationship affects your well-being.Nattalia Nuñez/Unsplash, CC BY-ND

For many people, pets provide unconditional love, companionship and a sense of security. But not all human-pet relationships are beneficial, and some may contribute to stress and...

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