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Lieutenant Alexander Callan with his pet dog "Dexter", on the wharf of Garden Island Naval Base in Sydney prior to HMAS Melbourne's departure for the Middle East Area of Operations.
Topic
Wellbeing
Title

Pets and the pandemic: the impact our animals had on our mental health and wellbeing

Author
Misha Ketchell
Date of article release
06-February-2021
10 min

BLUF

Interacting with animals does appear to benefit humans, but it is not clear the precise cause(s) of these benefits and why they occur.

Summary

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Link
Read more about the impact that pets might have on our mental health.

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