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Can fostering pets help mental health during the pandemic?

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Can fostering pets help mental health during the pandemic?

Thousands of New Yorkers have responded to pleas from animal shelters looking to find homes for pets amid the COVID-19 crisis. And it turns out, fostering animals also has emotional and physical health benefits for the humans taking care of them, especially during self-isolation. Newshour Weekend’s Melanie Saltzman reports.

04/19/2020

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