Pet ownership or animal companionship is increasingly found to be beneficial to mental and
physical well-being. Despite this, housing situations and tenure, such as living in a private …

Results of studies examining relations between human–animal interactions and human
health and wellbeing have been inconsistent. This may be due, in part, to the scarcity of …

Objectives: To examine associations between sustained ownership of a pet and cognitive
outcomes among a national sample of US adults. Methods: Weighted linear mixed models …

Housing issues are a major contributor to companion animal relinquishment in the United
States and beyond. In this study, we analyze a database of shelter intake records from 2019 …

In this retrospective, exploratory study, intake and outcome data were compiled from 1,373
US animal shelters for which such data were reported consistently across a five-year study …

It is hypothesized that pets provide benefits to human health by buffering the deleterious
effects of stress, but varying exposure to chronic stress via social position is rarely …

The city of Houston, Texas has a growing deficit of available and affordable rental units for
low-income residents. Due to pet policies, the shortage of affordable housing potentially puts …

The Institute of Medicine describes the mission of public health as “fulfilling society's interest
in assuring conditions in which people can be healthy.” 1 (p7) This human-centered …

Many countries are experiencing a paradigm shift regarding the roles of companion animals
in society as well as within urban areas, housing, and homes. Globally, there exists growing …

The covid-19 pandemic, and in particular, the rise in pet ownership, the greater focus on
home-life during lockdowns and the normalisation of hybrid-working conditions post …