A 2015 study conducted by Dr. Terry L. Clower, Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, discovered that $11.7US-billion was saved in annual healthcare costs as a result of pet ownership. “The pet industry is one of the fastest growing industries in large part because Americans are becoming increasingly aware of how pets improve our lives, mentally, physically and emotionally,” according to Doug Poindexter, a trustee of the Greenwich, Connect