11.   Numerous studies have shown that owning a pet reduces stress.

12.   Researchers in Melbourne, Australia, recently found that pet owners overall have lower blood pressures and cholesterol levels than people who do not own pets.

13.   The other half had never owned a pet.

14.   While death is not a pleasant part of owning a pet, it is certainly an inevitable conclusion.

15.   While death is not a pleasant part of owning a pet, it is certainly inevitable.

16.   The anti-dog measures come at a time when increasingly affluent urban Chinese are becoming more interested in owning pets.

17.   Two-thirds of households here own pets, and France has more pets per capita than any other European country.