Non-owners to owners seem the same in regard to general happiness. But dog owners are twice as likely as cat owners to say they lead happy lives.
Why?
An older 2013 study found dog owners are more likely to go outside and make friendships. Dog owners can also seek comfort from their pet in times of stress, more likely to play with them, and more likely to consider their pet a member of the family.
Cats by contrast are aloof, untrainable, and could care less about their owners. The animals also carry some serious diseases such as cat scratch and human zombie virus. And play host to a number of other parasites.
Since cat owners are less happy this news will no doubt anger and confuse them. But lets face it...ever heard of a Canine Police cat? A post-disaster rescue cat? Seeing-eye cat? Bomb sniffing cat? Or drug interdiction cat? Nope.
