Pets are important for people to be happy and healthy

We strongly insist that pets are important for people to be happy and healthy. They can help us on a mental, physical and emotional level. They can do lots of things which the human beings can’t do. And here’re the following reasons.

Firstly, owning a pet can help keep down stress levels, help us prevent heart disease and depression. Pet owners are less likely to suffer anxiety, loneliness and have more confidence than people without pets. According to the scientists from Cambridge University, families who own a pet visit their doctors less often than those who don't.

Secondly, pets make us happy in many ways. When you come home, it’s great to see your pets waving their tales instead of an empty house. They love to play with us, and this make us feel special. We be ourselves in front of them, we tell them our innermost secrets and admit our fears. We confide our mistakes and share our desires. They’re always there listening to us, but never get bored.

Thirdly, pets are great companions for people. There is a way especially for the elderly to find new meaning in their lives. A pet can offer them a sense of well being, a sense of encouragement, and even a reason for living, and those make them remain active and healthy.

Lastly, pets are natural teachers. They help people of all ages learn about what is responsibility, loyalty, caring, sharing, and unconditional love, and these are particularly essential to a child's healthy development.

We do admit that pets have brought us trouble sometimes, but just because of these disadvantages, we can take our chances to get more enjoyment through dealing with them. Even a slightest help the pets have done for us, they’re indispensable. So we stick on the point that pets are important for people to be happy and healthy.

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