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Owning a Pet Is Good for Well-Being

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Re: Owning a Pet Is Good for Well-Being

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In this case, the responsible solution would be to provide a room where animals would be restricted, such as an indoor dog-park ventilated to the outside. The only time I saw animals roaming freely in an office was the office pet and those should be hypoallergenic.

Or restrict you to a particular room or area. That's the same difference except it makes more sense to me, since you are one of the rare people that are allergic to a common household pet.

This collective consciousness apologizes. We often forget that we alone represent 10 to 20% of the human population. We will confine ourselves to the boiler room of our respective offices and continue to work from there.

We have estimated that the increase in the number of visits for acute asthma care for adults with dog allergies who live with dogs could add up to $0.5 to $1.0 billion per year to the cost of care. Our control over the global economy is reaching new heights every day.

Re: Owning a Pet Is Good for Well-Being

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Japan isn’t that different from most other first world countries: http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/total-fertility-r...

Japan is indisputably a demographic outlier. It's the oldest country, meaning even without having the absolute lowest birthrate, its population poised to shrink at one of the fastest rates on earth. Combined with its conservative immigration, low birth rate is only part of the picture.

Yes, but encouraging a lower birth rate in first world countries will quickly put them in the same position as Japan currently is in.
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