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More than three-quarters of Canadians love a good animal video.
New data from a survey on the human-animal bond commissioned by Telus found that 80% of Canadians feel happier when watching a video featuring an animal doing something cute and/or crazy.
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The other 20% must be harder to please.
Nearly two-thirds of Canucks have been driven to get a pet to cope with loneliness and mental health challenges.
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Of the 2,114 Canadians adults surveyed online between Jan. 20 and Jan. 27, 63% of Canadians said that watching animal content online improved their mood and made them feel happy (58%), relaxed (48%), and joyful (41%).
Favourite content for Canadians include baby animal videos or photos (52%), pet rescues (51%), and wholesome animal stories (50%).
“During the course of my career, I’ve experienced first-hand the power of human animal interactions and the effects that companion and therapy animals’ have had on my patients’ well-being,” Dr. Aubrey Fine, who specializes in the field of animal assistance therapy, said in a release.
The data discovered that an overwhelming 94% of pet owners agree that pet ownership has positively impacted their life, and nearly all pet owners agree that animals have a positive impact on all people’s health and well-being.
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Six of every 10 Canadian households currently have an animal under their roof; two-thirds are dog owners, half of Canadians have cats, while fish, birds, small animals, reptiles, farm animals and even squirrels made up the rest of pets.
More than three-quarters (78%) of parents surveyed said they brought a pet home to help with their children’s loneliness, anxiety, or as a way to boost their child’s self-esteem and confidence, while 70% of Canadian pet owners were motivated to get a pet to help with their own anxiety and/or depression, loneliness or stress levels.
Notably, 83% of those who don’t have pets agreed that having a pet or interactions with animals have a positive impact on health and overall well-being.
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