These Child-Pet Friendships Will Melt Your Heart

The Best Kind Of Hugs

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Look at this precious photo of this baby hugging and kissing a kitten! It’s true what they say: children are taught to love. This is a tender photo of a baby who shows the kitten the same amount of attachment he would to a stuffed animal—let’s just hope that the baby doesn’t actually think the kitten is a stuffed animal! Research shows that it is actually healthy for babies to grow up in a home with animals. Not only are they taught love and care, they are also less likely to get sick when they get older since they are exposed to pet dander that their immune system learns to deal with at a young age.