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pet-human relationships  

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  • Pets provide a type of close social relationship that may augment or sometimes substitute for relationships with people. In national surveys about pet ownership, the most frequent reasons given for having pets are that they provide friendship, companionship, nonjudgmental social support, and protection from loneliness. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Relationships; Pet-Human Relationships]

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