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Statistical evidence confirms that companion animals are extremely beneficial to human existence.
Not only do they benefit us psychologically, but also socially and even physically. This paper reviews the different aspects of that impact. Of course my pet is important to me' they'll say - although they probably wouldn't call it a pet. Ever since The Odyssey, when Odysseus returned home after 20 years unrecognised and unwelcomed by everyone except his faithful dog Argos, the human-animal bond has been celebrated in verse, legend, and song. Richard Avanzino has been President of The San Francisco SPCA for 20 years.