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NewBundleOfWar t1_iu9dui2 wrote

If you think about it from an evolutionary perspective, it makes sense. We need companionship. Just a shame animals weren't easier/safer to keep around for instances just like this.

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Goochmanftw t1_iua145n wrote

Gonna blow your fuckin mind when you learn about service animals

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NewBundleOfWar t1_iua21po wrote

I'm sorry, my point wasn't that there are no animals that exist to help the elderly; my point was that this item is used when patients want an animal but can't care for it. It is a shame there isn't more that can be done for companionship in these situations outside an inanimate object. Some may have a limitation that keeps them from properly caring for the animal, like timely feedings and cleaning up after them. Animals can be a fall-hazard.

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