PET OWNERS REPORT POORER HEALTH: STUDY
Pet owners are often thought of as energetic folks who play with their pooches, but researchers in Finland found they are actually less healthy than people without pets.
Ref. https://www.cbc.ca/story/health/national/20...s-exercise.html
I can believe this to an extent, due to pet hair etc, but I also believe that pet owners are a lot happier, as they have something other than themselves to focus on, and in some occasions, pets can help people from being lonely.
Pet fish are also relaxing to watch swim, and I can't believe that anyone could really class them as being stressful