Friends with malefit. The effects of keeping dogs and cats, sustaining animal-related injuries and Toxoplasma infection on health and quality of life
This study investigates the impact of pet ownership, animal-related injuries, and Toxoplasma infection on quality of life, finding weak positive associations with liking pets and strong negative associations with keeping pets and infections.
bioRxiv · Aug 21, 2019Animal Behavior & Cognition