This article was pretty interesting in my opinion. In this article they collected data from married people that own cats to evaluate whether or not cats improve our mood. From the results they were able to comply that cats do ease moods, but they don’t promote positive moods. Moreover, the positive moods came from their partners. Another part of this article was whether or not cats are attached to us. Experiments show that cats are emotionally attached. A persons cat is more likely to wander around if the owner is there because the cat is comfortable, but if the owner wasn’t then the cat felt uneasy.
I do have cats, so I found this article interesting. At times I feel like I am attached to my cats, but there are days when the cats have a mind of their own. Overall, I think that any pet can ease a person’s mood and if cared for enough, are attached to a person.
I think you are right about how if an animal is cared for enough that they can become attached to someone. It all relates to the Nature vs. Nurture Chapter.
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