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The outcome of this experiment proved that domestic cats should not be allowed to exist any longer as they are the reason for increasing reports of depression within American society.

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Experimentor: Neva
Producer: Neva
Researcher: Neva
Total budget: $1,000
Neva’s Salary: $1,000
All dogs and cats involved in the experiment were rescue animals from a shelter that trains the animals before the animals were claimed. Volunteers are not paid, and are forced to take full financial responsibility of the animal during the experimental period.

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Cats make people more depressed. Studies show that having a cat worsens feelings of depression and sadness within a person.

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After the experient, the patients who received a dog reported an average of a 74% reduction in depression levels. Those who received a cat reported feeling on average 98% more depressed than before. There was a 4% improvement in the average depression levels of those who received no treatment. The second experimental units reported an average of a 76% reduction in depression levels with dogs, 97% increase of depression levels with cats, and 1% increase in depression levels with no treatment.

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After the crossover design is completed and the results are gathered, the same experiment is done again, with a different 100 people to ensure confidence in the outcome.

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100 people; 10%—a large margin of error.

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This will rule out the possibility of being a “cat or dog person”. Each unit will spend a certain amount of time with a dog and then a certain amount of time with a cat.

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Volunteers receiving the treatment are unaware of the intentions of placing an animal in their home. Researcher who gathers the before and after levels of depression are unaware of which treatment the patient receives.

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Units who do not receive an animal, that way the person who does the experiment can see if time plays a role in improving sadness and depression.

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Does having a cat make you more depressed?

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100 people who report feelings of depression

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All units are volunteers in the United States. Not specific to any state, racial background, social/economic status, etc.

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One group will receive cats
One group will receive dogs
One group will receive nothing

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Cat, dog, no treatment

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Reported feelings of depression after treatment

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Family life, social/economic status, location, level of feelings of depression, job, racial background, pet history