This chart shows the opinion of the owners of cats or dogs on pet therapy in France in 2016. More than 90 percent of the owners of cats or dogs believed in pet therapy.
The question was phrased by the source as follows: " Aujourd'hui, différentes observations dans le monde tendent à prouver que les chats, les chiens ou autres compagnons sont source de réconfort et d'apaisement face à la maladie, au stress mais aussi face au handicap moteur ou psychologique. Ce phénomène est appelé "médiation animale" ou "zoothérapie". Seriez-vous favorable à ce que les médecins à l'avenir, puissent recommander, voire puissent prescrire, la présence d'un animal de compagnie en accompagnement d'une thérapie ?"
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OpinionWay, & Assur O’ Poil, & Dog Fidelity. (January 20, 2016). Are you in favor of pet therapy? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/764952/opinion-of-the-owners-of-domestic-animals-on-pet-therapy-in-france/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
OpinionWay, und Assur O’ Poil, und Dog Fidelity. "Are you in favor of pet therapy?." Chart. January 20, 2016. Statista. Accessed February 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/764952/opinion-of-the-owners-of-domestic-animals-on-pet-therapy-in-france/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
OpinionWay, Assur O’ Poil, Dog Fidelity. (2016). Are you in favor of pet therapy?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/764952/opinion-of-the-owners-of-domestic-animals-on-pet-therapy-in-france/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
OpinionWay, and Assur O’ Poil, and Dog Fidelity. "Are You in Favor of Pet Therapy?." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jan 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/764952/opinion-of-the-owners-of-domestic-animals-on-pet-therapy-in-france/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
OpinionWay & Assur O’ Poil & Dog Fidelity, Are you in favor of pet therapy? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/764952/opinion-of-the-owners-of-domestic-animals-on-pet-therapy-in-france/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 15, 2025)
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