5 d. ago Having a cat or dog is as good for you as being married or in a high

Having a pet is as fulfilling as having friends, according to new research

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6 d. ago Owning a dog makes you as happy as receiving an extra £70,000 a year, study claims

Pocketing an extra £70,000 ($89,000) a year probably sounds like a dream to many people. But according to a study, there's another way to feel that same happiness - get a dog or a cat.

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6 d. ago Having a cat or dog is as good for your wellbeing as having a husband or wife, study finds

‘I suspect that many people don’t actually realise how important their pets are for them’

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9 d. ago Vet urges dog and cat owners to deworm pets as symptoms can be 'scary and serious'

A third of pet owners admit to experiencing a few horrors as a result of not worming their dogs or cats, with some animals even being signed off work as a result

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3 w. ago Life in the old dog yet: how biotech firms are looking to extend the lives of our pets

If you could increase the lifespan of your pet dog or cat, would you? And what is the real cost of doing so?Last November, my family brought home a puppy. Frankie was eight weeks old when he came to live with us, and right now, watching him bound around with my seven-year-old son, I don’t want to imagine ever saying goodbye to him. Well, maybe I won’t need to, or rather, I can at least kick that day into the long grass, and buy Frankie some extra time. After all, scientific understanding of the mechanisms of ageing has never been better; there is a plethora of longevity products to choose from and more in the pipeline, including a kind of diet pill for dogs; and, thanks to research into lifespan expansion for pets over the last decade, prescription-based longevity interventions that are now approaching FDA approval. All I have to do, it seems, is put in the time, care and (lots of) cash.But should I do so? Don’t our pets live long enough already? And whose needs would I be serving –...

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3 w. ago You have spoken as we ask Daily Star readers if you are Team Dog or Team Cat

A Daily Star poll has revealed that readers are more Team Cat than Team Dog with moggies taking 62% in the vote to see which of the two were the nation’s preferred pet

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