Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Do Pets Really Boost Kids' Health?


Kids and pets go together like peanut butter and jelly, right?
Maybe not, a new study contends.
The research finding, called the largest of its kind, challenges the common belief that having a dog or cat in the home can benefit children's mental and physical health.
RAND Corp. researchers looked at data from thousands of children in pet-owning and pet-free homes in California. They considered more than 100 variables in adjusting their model of pet ownership and health.

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