This table shows the role that pets play in the United States. 25 percent of respondents described his or her pet as a therapist.
U.S. - What role does your pet play?
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Bissell. (January 26, 2010). U.S. - What role does your pet play? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/268130/purpose-of-pets-in-the-us/
Bissell. "U.S. - What role does your pet play?." Chart. January 26, 2010. Statista. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/268130/purpose-of-pets-in-the-us/
Bissell. (2010). U.S. - What role does your pet play?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/268130/purpose-of-pets-in-the-us/
Bissell. "U.S. - What Role Does Your Pet Play?." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2010, https://www.statista.com/statistics/268130/purpose-of-pets-in-the-us/
Bissell, U.S. - What role does your pet play? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/268130/purpose-of-pets-in-the-us/ (last visited April 18, 2024)
U.S. - What role does your pet play? [Graph], Bissell, January 26, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/268130/purpose-of-pets-in-the-us/