A new study shows having a pet provides a massive boost in life satisfaction -- and reveals the personality traits of dog and cat owners. Being single is ruff. But if you’re one of the many single ...

A new study finds that owning a pet boosts life satisfaction as much as having a spouse — worth an estimated $90,000 in well-being value. Using data from over 2,500 U.K. households, researchers found ...

How emotionally close you are to your pet is not necessarily a good measure of how your relationship affects your well-being. Nattalia Nuñez/Unsplash, CC BY-ND For many people, pets provide ...

But if you’re one of the many single Americans who own a pet, you’re in luck — science says the road to happiness is paved in paw prints. Researchers analyzed the data of 2,500 British households and ...