Visual: E+ via Getty Images Research suggesting that pet ownership improves health is largely funded by the pet care industry. Does that matter? BY MICHAEL SCHULSON FOR MORE THAN a decade, in blog posts and scientific papers and public talks, the psychologist Hal Herzog has questioned whether owning pets makes people happier and healthier. It is a lonely quest, convincing people that puppies and kittens may not actually be terrific for their physical and mental health. “When I talk to people about this,” Herzog recently said, “nobody believes me.” A prominent professor at a major public university once described him as “a super curmudgeon” who is, … Continue reading The Fuzzy Science on Whether Fido Is Actually Good for You