Pet ownership: good for health?

Headey, Bruce

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05646.x

Topics

Environment and public health

Pets probably do confer health benefits, but we don’t know precisely how

Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC.

Correspondence:

Competing interests:

I have acted as a paid consultant to Petcare Information and Advisory Service Australia Pty Ltd, which is funded by the pet food company Uncle Ben’s.

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