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Pets Offer Health and Emotional Upsides for Seniors

  • October 21, 2016

A study by the National Institutes of Health indicates that pet ownership just might be the right prescription for companionship, affection and loneliness, the Journal Star reports. With more than 40 percent of Americans age 65 and older live in households with pets this is good news. Together, U.S. pet owners spend more than $60 billion on their pets each year, but this may be peanuts compared to what they give back to you. There's no price that can be put on a pet's love and...