It can cost a lot of money to care for a pet. They are sometimes smelly, often messy, and usually noisy. They demand our attention at the most inopportune times. So, why in the world would anyone want a pet?
Pets, all types of pets, make good companions. In a world that is increasingly isolated and impersonal, a pet can bring joy into your home when there is no one else around. The less contact a person has with the world outside his door, the more he needs a pet.
The benefits that a pet brings to an elderly person have been
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