Health Benefits Of Pet Ownership Are Widely Felt And Recognized, HABRI Survey Finds.

Ninety-eight percent of US pet owners say they have experienced at least one health benefit from owning a pet, according to the 2026 Human-Animal Bond Benchmark Survey of Americans from the Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI). Awareness of those benefits extends well beyond pet-owning households. Nearly all Americans surveyed (97%) said they knew of at least one research-backed health benefit of pet ownership.