Psychiatrist Esther van Fenema: ‘I wonder whether pets have become more important these days because they offer something that seems to be becoming increasingly scarce’

A few years ago, my heart was broken by the death of my puppy. The poor animal was only a few months old when he suddenly died in his sleep. That sadness touched me in a way that I had not thought possible, especially because I had already lost loved ones and had been through a lot in my life.

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