Finally, while the BuddyStudy study design ultimately uses dog fostering to examine how ‘acquiring’ a dog influences PA and health, it simultaneously raises awareness about the need for foster homes to reduce shelter euthanasia rates and recruits new volunteers for the cause. An estimated 6–8 ...
reported them- selves to be unhappy at -4, but even this corresponded only to "almost as bad as the worst period in my life before locked-in syndrome" (and not quite as bad as -5 = "as bad as the worst period in my life before"); only 7% wished for euthanasia (Bruno et al. ...