{"id":483384,"date":"2026-06-18T09:25:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T09:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/483384\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T09:25:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T09:25:14","slug":"do-pets-really-reduce-stress-a-new-study-has-found-they-dont-the-independent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/483384\/","title":{"rendered":"Do pets really reduce stress? A new study has found they don\u2019t &#8211; The Independent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMikgFBVV95cUxOcHFDOVllYnplemx1MHNVenZUdG0xREVoWTdGeGI4UDFmeTloeUxhNTlBR25sUWI3aVB1cG1MYkNXV3ZFaEhWQ1B5OGJGc3RqZ3ZHRTBNVHIwendjVFh3SXNwZ1JIT0JCTG40RWJ0ZHRHZm9KOWJZTGp6NmFNdU1KRWpyV3JrT2lpdlB1Q1RyZnR3QQ?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Do pets really reduce stress? A new study has found they don\u2019t<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;The Independent<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMioAFBVV95cUxPMFpTcTQ4Y1J0OEJtX0xWSFRxR2xrTjZ5OWRtajk5ZUFhUmxNQWpHMTJVNlhRYy0xay12bEhPQmFFbHZZNTg0aDRSWGktUGhCWEtZaWhIOTkzbzFjQ3MxcHFvRlRaamQzRVdyRlVBTF9vbnJCbWJxM29pbVAzeWZkbmM3VFYzRzRjenJHdm9CNXZzN29tdDBUZlpMaEVZa0c4?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">If you\u2019re feeling down, maybe don\u2019t pet your cat, new study suggests<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;The Conversation<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiekFVX3lxTE4tZ2w0V0d3YUZaNGo0MW5STTB6V1hvUFdWeGl1VUF5QjN4WmRxZHRSbm1yYnpBblZNSUwyZFR2RWVVY0RTbjJvVnVadHRVWW9lX0RiOGx6LWRKWTlxRXk2U3NIY3Axc1Y3V2htNVhOYTBUTy1hQjI2a2Jn?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cuddling cats might make us feel worse when under stress<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Medical Xpress<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMikAFBVV95cUxPX3dBZnBVSlNqQXpHeXI3ZnB6Y0ZObjAyM2d4N0R2aTByeTVXOXpYaVQ3eXpvSHBveFdWdTVOdGNLQ2pxei1fNDhPeHVyd1lqeGJjZG1aZ3ZnaUFNTnNvZjZxRkMzVGhVTkZQWWU4cGJTSkdmTjJoNHBDOG9FQ2Q5ZFNlREYtTXNUZ29hdnprTzA?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Your Cat May Not Ease Stress The Way You Think, Study Finds<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;ScienceAlert<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi7gFBVV95cUxNN1dGRU1Hb21JQ1lsa3JFNjlmZG9mYlB1Y0w0N2x3bXB2VE5TRGxRalhBV3dQem9rUTRqZ0xQSkQxdjE0Vldpck1yaUI2OWdvUWtob0Rad0FpVnJHZ1pVdWFNWlNhTkMtbzhaNHpPdTNsZklQY2liUWhEM05WVUVfYUdELUVaRVphWHlCa05vMFNRRlNMMTctbFVkU0NjejhWYmNjVjNwTXo1a0dMUzNpdGZtMmxLdWpJaFFQeFdGMm4td1JfRkx0cnNUZE11MVJWU2I5V043Z3dlUElqT091cXlkNDFlanVRSTdKcWhR?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">6 tips for choosing quality vitamins and supplements<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;personcountylife.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Do pets really reduce stress? A new study has found they don\u2019t&nbsp;&nbsp;The IndependentIf you\u2019re feeling down, maybe don\u2019t&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":483385,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[134,554,555,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-483384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mental-health","tag-health","tag-mental-health","tag-mentalhealth","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=483384"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483384\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/483385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=483384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=483384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=483384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}