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Kitten love: The UK's 68 million people own approximately 11 million cats and 13 million dogs. Glossary
Samoyed - A medium-sized herding dog with thick, white fur. They were bred in Siberia.
Research - Investigating something to find out facts.
Data - Pieces of information.
Satisfaction - Pleasure or happiness.
Hormones - Chemicals created inside living creatures. They are used to send messages from one part of the body to another.
Depression - Low mood that affects someone's daily life, and can last for weeks or months.
Ethics - The moral rules that people follow in order to have a good life and benefit society.
Profoundly - Deeply.
Frustrating - Upset or annoying.