Survey: Pet Owners Happier, Wealthier, More Fit Than Non-Owners

Study Finds.org ^ | 8/9/2018 | by Study Finds

[Boomer]

LONDON — If you think pets are the pits, you may not be living to your potential. A new survey finds that people who own pets are happier, earn more money, and exercise more frequently than those who don’t.

In a poll of 1,000 British dog and cat owners over 55 and 1,000 people in the same age group who don’t have any pets, researchers calculated that pet owners were twice as likely to consider themselves a success. In fact, 9 in 10 owners agreed that their furry family members were good for their health and well-being. The belief makes sense: the survey showed that pet owners log nearly twice as much exercise, getting a good sweat about five times per week, versus just three time a week for the non-owners.

[9YearLurker]

And we won’t know when one or more of them turns and decides to make you one of the statistics.

Believe me, I’m not the ignorant one in our exchange here.

[Jack Hammer]

I think all those canaries and parrots aren’t singing songs. I suspect, if we could speak their language, they’d be singing, “Help! Somebody get me the f*** outta here...”