Wood, LisaMartin, KarenChristian, HayleyHoughton, SteveKawachi, IchiroVallesi, ShannenMcCune, Sandra2018-02-262017Wood, Lisa, Karen Martin, Hayley Christian, Steve Houghton, Ichiro Kawachi, Shannen Vallesi, and Sandra McCune. 2017. “Social capital and pet ownership – A tale of four cities☆.” SSM - Population Health 3 (1): 442-447. doi:10.1016/j.ssmph.2017.05.002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2017.05.002.http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:34869042Highlights • Pet ownership is significantly associated with higher levels of social capital. • Social capital was associated with pet ownership in the U.S. and Australia. • Results are not confined to dog owners nor dog walkers. • Pets are an under-recognized conduit for building social capital.en-USJournal Article2018-02-2610.1016/j.ssmph.2017.05.002