Animal welfare experts say now is not the time to decide on bringing a pet into your home. — dpa
There's no doubt about how comforting it is to have an animal at home with you, especially at a scary time when many of us are stuck indoors while a pandemic rages outside.
And yet animal welfare experts are warning people not to be tempted to pick up a pet as a solution to the loneliness of social distancing.
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