Thursday, February 21, 2008

Cats are better for people!

Treater read this article to me today. It's from a newspaper. The kind that's not in the litter box.

It's good!

Cats are good!

D-O-G-S...not so good.

Here's the whole article:

Study finds health benefits to owning cats

By Maura Lerner

Star Tribune (Minneapolis)

4:20 PM EST, February 21, 2008

MINNEAPOLIS

Here, kitty, kitty...

A new study suggests cat owners are less likely to die of a heart attack or stroke than people who, well, don't own cats.

And no, dogs don't do the same trick.

The study, by researchers at the University of Minnesota, found that feline-less people were 30 to 40 percent more likely to die of cardiovascular disease than those with cats.

Yet dog owners had the same rate as non-owners. "No protective effect of dogs as domestic pets was observed," said the study, which was presented Thursday at the International Stroke Conference in New Orleans.

Dr. Adnan Qureshi, a stroke expert at the university, said he decided to raise the question because other studies have suggested pets can help reduce stress. He and his team analyzed a group of 4,435 people who had answered questionnaires about pet ownership and other risk factors.

But the cat-dog differential came as a surprise. "We don't understand this completely," he said, but "it's probably not a coincidence."

Asked if he owns a cat, Qureshi replied: "No. Maybe I should get one, though. With this new research, I think the time has come to change."

CATS VS. DOGS

--90 million cats are owned in the United States

--36 percent of U.S. households (or 38.4 million) own at least one cat

--56 percent own more than one cat

--74.8 million dogs are owned in the United States

--39 percent of U.S. households own at least one dog

Source: American Pet Products Manufacturers Assoc.

4 comments:

michico*Adan*Lego-小芥*阿丹*樂高 said...

I am so glad to know this truth. And so happy to see this figure. That prove cats do rule!

I am also glad all of us helping our human to live longer, aren't we~! We are the best!

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Daisy said...

I knew it! I am glad to see it in writing.

Angel Junior, Orion and Sammy said...

WOO HOO!!! Cats Rule!!!!!